CVE-2018-16585
Publication date 6 September 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. The .setdistillerkeys PostScript command is accepted even though it is not intended for use during document processing (e.g., after the startup phase). This leads to memory corruption, allowing remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact. Note: A reputable source believes that the CVE is potentially a duplicate of CVE-2018-15910 as explained in Red Hat bugzilla (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1626193).
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
---|---|---|
ghostscript | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13
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Notes
Patch details
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