The set_text_distance function in devices/vector/gdevpdts.c in the pdfwrite component in Artifex Ghostscript through 9.22 does not prevent overflows in text-positioning calculation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade ghostscript | May 3, 2018 | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade ghostscript-debuginfoUpgrade ghostscript-gtkUpgrade ghostscript-docUpgrade ghostscript-develUpgrade ghostscriptUpgrade ghostscript-cups | Apr 27, 2020 | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade ghostscriptUpgrade ghostscript-develUpgrade ghostscript-cupsUpgrade ghostscript-gtkUpgrade ghostscript-docUpgrade ghostscript-debuginfo | Oct 17, 2018 | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade ghostscript | Feb 19, 2019 | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-text/ghostscript-gpl. | Nov 26, 2018 | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Ghostscript | — | Upgrade to Ghostscript version 9.23 | Oct 10, 2018 | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade ghostscript-cupsUpgrade ghostscript | Dec 31, 2018 | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade ghostscript-cupsUpgrade ghostscript | Dec 11, 2018 | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade entire/ to version 11.4-11.4.0.0.1.15.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade print/filter/ghostscript to version 9.26-0.175.3.36.0.10.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Oct 19, 2018 | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade ghostscript-develUpgrade ghostscript-docUpgrade ghostscriptUpgrade ghostscript-gtkUpgrade ghostscript-cups | Jul 21, 2020 | Apr 20, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade ghostscript-gtkUpgrade ghostscript-docNo solution existsUpgrade ghostscriptUpgrade ghostscript-develUpgrade ghostscript-debuginfoUpgrade ghostscript-cups | Oct 17, 2018 | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ghostscript-fonts-rusUpgrade ghostscript-develUpgrade libgimpprint-develUpgrade libgimpprintUpgrade ghostscript-x11Upgrade ghostscript-omniUpgrade ghostscript-fonts-otherUpgrade ghostscript-libraryUpgrade ghostscript-mini-develUpgrade ghostscriptUpgrade ghostscript-fonts-stdUpgrade ghostscript-ijs-develUpgrade ghostscript-mini | May 19, 2018 | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libgs9Upgrade ghostscript | May 12, 2018 | Apr 18, 2018 |
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