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CVE-2018-16539

Published: 5 September 2018

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
second commit fixes regression

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
ghostscript
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (9.22~dfsg-3)
xenial
Released (9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9)
bionic
Released (9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2)
trusty
Released (9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=a054156d425b4dbdaaa9fda4b5f1182b27598c2b
upstream: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=150c8f69646b854a99f35f27edaae012eb2e900f

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N