CVE-2018-16540
Publication date 5 September 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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ghostscript | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13
|
Patch details
Package | Patch details |
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ghostscript |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 · High |
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 |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3768-1
- Ghostscript vulnerabilities
- 19 September 2018