CVE-2018-19475

psi/zdevice2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended...

7.8 HighFix available

psi/zdevice2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because available stack space is not checked when the device remains the same.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

9.55%Up 6.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

psi/zdevice2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because available stack space is not checked when the device remains the same.

Record: CVE-2018-19475
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

psi/zdevice2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because available stack space is not checked when the device remains the same.

Record: CVE-2018-19475
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-11164 No score

psi/zdevice2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because available stack space is not checked when the device remains the same.

Record: EUVD-2018-11164
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j38m-c653-jf35 7.8

psi/zdevice2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended...

psi/zdevice2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because available stack space is not checked when the device remains the same.

Record: GHSA-j38m-c653-jf35
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-19475 7.8

psi/zdevice2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because available stack space is not checked when the device remains the same.

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2018-19475
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2018-19475 7.8

CVE-2018-19475 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2018-19475
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSV 7.8

psi/zdevice2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because available stack space is not checked when the device remains the same.

Record: CVE-2018-19475
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-19475 7.8

psi/zdevice2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because available stack space is not checked when the device remains the same.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19475
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2019:0229 7.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security and bug fix update

Record: RHSA-2019:0229
CVSS 3.0: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-19475 7.8

psi/zdevice2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because available stack space is not checked when the device remains the same.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19475
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10783-1 No score

ghostscript-9.54.0-2.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ghostscript-9.54.0-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10783-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2018:4087-1 No score

Security update for ghostscript

This update for ghostscript to version 9.26 fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

CVE-2018-19475: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zdevice2.c (bsc#1117327)
CVE-2018-19476: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zicc.c (bsc#1117313)
CVE-2018-19477: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zfjbig2.c (bsc#1117274)
CVE-2018-19409: Check if another device is used correctly in LockSafetyParams (bsc#1117022)
CVE-2018-18284: Fixed potential sandbox escape through 1Policy operator (bsc#1112229)
CVE-2018-18073: Fixed leaks through operator in saved execution stacks (bsc#1111480)
CVE-2018-17961: Fixed a -dSAFER sandbox escape by bypassing executeonly (bsc#1111479)
CVE-2018-17183: Fixed a potential code injection by specially crafted PostScript files (bsc#1109105)

Version update to 9.26 (bsc#1117331):

Security issues have been the primary focus
Minor bug fixes and improvements
For release summary see: http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/News.htm

Record: SUSE-SU-2018:4087-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2018:4090-1 No score

Security update for ghostscript

This update for ghostscript to version 9.26 fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

CVE-2018-19475: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zdevice2.c (bsc#1117327)
CVE-2018-19476: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zicc.c (bsc#1117313)
CVE-2018-19477: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zfjbig2.c (bsc#1117274)
CVE-2018-19409: Check if another device is used correctly in LockSafetyParams (bsc#1117022)
CVE-2018-18284: Fixed potential sandbox escape through 1Policy operator (bsc#1112229)
CVE-2018-18073: Fixed leaks through operator in saved execution stacks (bsc#1111480)
CVE-2018-17961: Fixed a -dSAFER sandbox escape by bypassing executeonly (bsc#1111479)
CVE-2018-17183: Fixed a potential code injection by specially crafted PostScript files (bsc#1109105)

Version update to 9.26 (bsc#1117331):

Security issues have been the primary focus
Minor bug fixes and improvements
For release summary see: http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/News.htm

Record: SUSE-SU-2018:4090-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2018:4090-2 No score

Security update for ghostscript

This update for ghostscript to version 9.26 fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

CVE-2018-19475: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zdevice2.c (bsc#1117327)
CVE-2018-19476: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zicc.c (bsc#1117313)
CVE-2018-19477: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zfjbig2.c (bsc#1117274)
CVE-2018-19409: Check if another device is used correctly in LockSafetyParams (bsc#1117022)
CVE-2018-18284: Fixed potential sandbox escape through 1Policy operator (bsc#1112229)
CVE-2018-18073: Fixed leaks through operator in saved execution stacks (bsc#1111480)
CVE-2018-17961: Fixed a -dSAFER sandbox escape by bypassing executeonly (bsc#1111479)
CVE-2018-17183: Fixed a potential code injection by specially crafted PostScript files (bsc#1109105)

Version update to 9.26 (bsc#1117331):

Security issues have been the primary focus
Minor bug fixes and improvements
For release summary see: http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/News.htm

Record: SUSE-SU-2018:4090-2
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-3831-1 No score

ghostscript vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Ghostscript contained multiple security issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use these issues to access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.

Record: USN-3831-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.10	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.11	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.12	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.13	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.14	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.15	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.16	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.17	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.18	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.19	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.20	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.21	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.22	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.23	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.5	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.6	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.7	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.8	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.9	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Debian:12	before 9.26~dfsg-1	9.26~dfsg-1
`ghostscript` Debian:13	before 9.26~dfsg-1	9.26~dfsg-1
`ghostscript` Debian:14	before 9.26~dfsg-1	9.26~dfsg-1
`ghostscript` Debian:8	before 9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u12, plus listed versions 9.06~dfsg-29.06~dfsg-2+deb8u19.06~dfsg-2+deb8u109.06~dfsg-2+deb8u119.06~dfsg-2+deb8u2 Show 7 moreShow less 9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u39.06~dfsg-2+deb8u49.06~dfsg-2+deb8u59.06~dfsg-2+deb8u69.06~dfsg-2+deb8u79.06~dfsg-2+deb8u89.06~dfsg-2+deb8u9	9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u12
`ghostscript` Debian:9	before 9.26~dfsg-0+deb9u1, plus listed versions 9.20~dfsg-3.29.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u19.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u29.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u39.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u4 Show 19 moreShow less 9.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u59.21~dfsg-19.21~dfsg-1~exp19.22~dfsg-19.22~dfsg-29.22~dfsg-2.19.22~dfsg-2~riscv649.22~dfsg-39.22~~rc1~dfsg-19.24~~rc2~dfsg-19.25~dfsg-0+deb9u19.25~dfsg-19.25~dfsg-1~exp19.25~dfsg-29.25~dfsg-39.25~dfsg-49.25~dfsg-59.25~dfsg-69.25~dfsg-7	9.26~dfsg-0+deb9u1
`ghostscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-gtk` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-gtk` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-gtk` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript-gtk` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9	0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15	before 9.26-3.9.4	9.26-3.9.4
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15	before 0.2.8-3.4.3	0.2.8-3.4.3
`ghostscript` SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu29.10~dfsg-0ubuntu39.10~dfsg-0ubuntu49.10~dfsg-0ubuntu59.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6 Show 18 moreShow less 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu79.10~dfsg-0ubuntu89.10~dfsg-0ubuntu99.10~dfsg-0ubuntu109.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.19.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.29.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.39.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.49.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.59.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.69.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.79.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.99.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.109.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.129.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.139.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.19.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.29.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3	9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu39.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu19.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu29.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2 Show 9 moreShow less 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.39.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.69.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.79.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.89.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.99.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.19.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.29.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.3	9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	before 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 9.21~dfsg+1-0ubuntu39.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu19.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.19.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.29.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.19.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2	9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
`ghostscript` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 9.54.0-2.2	9.54.0-2.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-19475 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Artifex Ghostscript, published November 23, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.55%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in ghostscript 9.26-r0.

References

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