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CVE-2018-16539

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use incorrect access checking in temp file hand…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 73%
Public exploits
0
none known

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use incorrect access checking in temp file handling to disclose contents of files on the system otherwise not readable.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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
  • artifex.com /news/ghostscript-security-resolved/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4288 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • bugs.ghostscript.com /show_bug.cgi?id=699658 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • git.ghostscript.com /?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a054156d425b4dbdaaa9fda4b5f1182b27598c2b · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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