CVE-2018-16509

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 14
Modified
Published: 05 Sept 2018, 06:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 10:24

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.3 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
91.81% CRITICAL
92% probability +0.05%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
3 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Sept 2018, 06:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 10:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. Incorrect "restoration of privilege" checking during handling of /invalidaccess exceptions could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the "pipe" instruction.

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•HIGH•Score: 9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 91.81%• Percentile: 100%

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

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

    6.0 | 7.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server

    6.0 | 7.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_eus

    7.5

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation

    6.0 | 7.0

References (15)