CVE-2018-16539: artifex ghostscript
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-16539 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in artifex ghostscript. EPSS estimates a 1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 6Timeline
- 05-09-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use incorrect access checking in temp file handling to disclose contents of files on the system otherwise not readable.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
1.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
73%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.44% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat6 products
- enterprise_linux_desktop7.0
- enterprise_linux_server7.0
- enterprise_linux_server_aus7.6
- enterprise_linux_server_eus7.6
- enterprise_linux_server_tus7.6
Debian2 products
- ghostscript< 9.22~dfsg-3
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Artifex1 product
- ghostscript< 9.24
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04
Ubuntu1 product
- ghostscript< 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13 | < 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9 | < 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2
5 vendors · 11 products
References
12 links
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699658X Refsource MISCIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory