CVE-2018-16539
Published: 05 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.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 5.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ghostscript Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(9.22~dfsg-3)
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2)
|
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| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was released [9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13])
|
|
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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 |
||
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | second commit fixes regression |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16539
- https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3768-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian