CVE-2018-16585
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
06/09/2018
Last modified:
05/08/2024
Description
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)
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.24 (excluding) | |
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba%3Dcommitdiff%3Bh%3D1497d65039885a52b598b137dd8622bd4672f9be
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba%3Dcommitdiff%3Bh%3D971472c83a345a16dac9f90f91258bb22dd77f22
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1626193
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/182
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288