CVE-2018-16542
Published: 5 September 2018
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use insufficient interpreter stack-size checking during error handling to crash the interpreter.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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ghostscript
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2)
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| trusty |
Released
(9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13)
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| upstream |
Released
(9.22~dfsg-3)
|
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| xenial |
Released
(9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9)
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Patches:
upstream: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=b575e1ec42cc86f6a58c603f2a88fcc2af699cc8 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |