CVE-2018-16542

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

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (11)

Products: Artifex: Ghostscript · Redhat: Enterprise Linux, Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux Server, Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Enterprise Linux Workstation · Debian: Debian Linux · +1 more

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

1 product

5 products

Enterprise Linux

Enterprise Linux Desktop

Enterprise Linux Server

Enterprise Linux Server Eus

Enterprise Linux Workstation

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Artifex Ghostscript	Before 9.24

Configuration B

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop	Version 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server	Version 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus	Version 7.5
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation	Version 7.0

Configuration C

2 vulnerable

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

Configuration D

3 vulnerable

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

Related CWEs

Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (18)

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b575e1ec42cc86f6a58c603f2a88fcc2af699cc8

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105337

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699668

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor 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.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b575e1ec42cc86f6a58c603f2a88fcc2af699cc8

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

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

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

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105337

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

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918

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

Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699668

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

Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor 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.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288

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

Third Party Advisory

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