CVE-2018-16511

Published: Sep 5, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. A type confusion in "ztype" could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Affected (12)

Products: Debian: Debian Linux · Artifex: Ghostscript · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · +1 more

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Debian: Debian Linux · Artifex: Ghostscript · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Redhat: Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux Server, Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Enterprise Linux Server Tus, Enterprise Linux Workstation

1 product

1 product

1 product

6 products

Enterprise Linux Desktop

Enterprise Linux Server

Enterprise Linux Server Aus

Enterprise Linux Server Eus

Enterprise Linux Server Tus

Enterprise Linux Workstation

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 9.0

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Artifex Ghostscript	Before 9.24

Configuration C

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 18.04

Configuration D

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop	Version 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server	Version 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus	Version 7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus	Version 7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus	Version 7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation	Version 7.0

Related CWEs

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type.

References (18)

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0edd3d6c634a577db261615a9dc2719bca7f6e01

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/182

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699659

Source: cve@mitre.org

Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0edd3d6c634a577db261615a9dc2719bca7f6e01

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/182

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699659

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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