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7.8high

CVE-2018-15909

In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-24, a type confusion using the .shfill operator could be used by attackers able to supply crafte…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.0%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known

In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-24, a type confusion using the .shfill operator could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.98% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-704 Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast
Technology feeds
Ivanti (RSS, critical only)

References

  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:3650 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201811-12 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3768-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • git.ghostscript.com /?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e01e77a36cbb2e0277bc3a63852244bec41be0f6 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/105178 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • git.ghostscript.com /?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0b6cd1918e1ec4ffd087400a754a845180a4522b · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/332928 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • kb.pulsesecure.net /articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • support.f5.com /csp/article/K24803507?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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