CVE-2018-15910

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 14
Modified
Published: 27 Aug 2018, 17:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 10:10

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
32/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
4.05% LOW
4% probability -0.78%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Aug 2018, 17:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 10:10
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the LockDistillerParams parameter to crash the interpreter or execute code.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 4.05%• Percentile: 89%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-704•Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

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

Affected Systems

  • Unknown•Ghostscript

    < 9.24

  • artifex•gpl_ghostscript

    < 9.26

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0 | 9.0

  • pulsesecure•pulse_connect_secure

    ≥ 8.2r1.0, < 8.2r12.1 | ≥ 8.3r1, < 8.3r7.1 | ≥ 9.0r1, < 9.0r3.4

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

    7.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server

    7.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_eus

    7.5

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation

    7.0

References (11)