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7.8high

CVE-2018-16540

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to the builtin PDF14 converter could use a use-after-…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.6%
percentile 75%
Public exploits
0
none known

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to the builtin PDF14 converter could use a use-after-free in copydevice handling to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% 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

References

  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2019:0229 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • git.ghostscript.com /?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c432131c3fdb2143e148e8ba88555f7f7a63b25e · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201811-12 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • bugs.ghostscript.com /show_bug.cgi?id=699661 · x_refsource_MISC, 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
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHBA-2019:0327 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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