# CVE-2018-19477: psi/zfjbig2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because of a JBIG2Decode typ

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-11-23 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

psi/zfjbig2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because of a JBIG2Decode type confusion.

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## References

- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4346
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3831-1/
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700168
- https://semmle.com/news/semmle-discovers-severe-vulnerability-ghostscript-postscript-pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106154
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00036.html
- https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm#Version9.26
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=606a22e77e7f081781e99e44644cd0119f559e03
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ef252e7dc214bcbd9a2539216aab9202848602bb
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327

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