CVE-2018-16540
Published: 5 September 2018
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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ghostscript Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2)
|
trusty |
Released
(9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(9.22~dfsg-3)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9)
|
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Patches: upstream: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=c432131c3fdb2143e148e8ba88555f7f7a63b25e |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |