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ALPINE-CVE-2018-19409
ALPINE-CVE-2018-19409
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
Record from OSV · Published November 21, 2018
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26. LockSafetyParams is not checked correctly if another device is used.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.21 | 9.26-r0 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.8 | 9.26-r0 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.7 | 9.26-r0 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.13 | 9.26-r0 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.12 | 9.26-r0 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.9 | 9.26-r0 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.18 | 9.26-r0 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.6 | 9.26-r0 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.10 | 9.26-r0 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.14 | 9.26-r0 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.20 | 9.26-r0 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.22 | 9.26-r0 |
7 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.21 | ghostscript | 9.00-r0, 9.10-r0, 9.09-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | ghostscript | 8.70-r0, 9.06-r1, 9.16-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | ghostscript | 8.64-r0, 9.15-r0, 9.19-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | ghostscript | 0, 9.06-r0, 9.19-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | ghostscript | 9.09-r0, 0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | ghostscript | 8.64-r0, 9.15-r0, 8.71-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | ghostscript | 9.21-r3, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | ghostscript | 9.00-r1, 8.71-r0, 8.71-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | ghostscript | 9.00-r0, 8.71-r1, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | ghostscript | 9.21-r3, 0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ghostscript | 9.21-r1, 9.10-r0, 8.71-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ghostscript | 8.71-r2, 9.06-r1, 9.21-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | ghostscript | 8.70-r0, 9.09-r1, 9.06-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | ghostscript | 8.71-r2, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | ghostscript | 0, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ghostscript | 9.09-r0, 8.64-r0, 9.00-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | ghostscript | 9.25-r1, 9.25-r0, 9.16-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | ghostscript | 9.16-r2, 0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ghostscript | 9.06-r3, 9.21-r2, 8.71-r3 |
Timeline
- Nov 21, 2018 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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