Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-16510
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. Incorrect exec stack handling in the "CS" and "SC" PDF primitives could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PDFs to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Products affected by CVE-2018-16510
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-16510
0.28%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 48 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-16510
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
NIST | |
|
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-16510
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-16510
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/27/4
oss-security - Re: Re: More Ghostscript Issues: Should we disable PS coders in policy.xml by default?Issue Tracking;Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3773-1/
USN-3773-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699671
699671 – handling /undefined results in SEGVIssue Tracking;Permissions Required
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http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=ea735ba37dc0fd5f5622d031830b9a559dec1cc9
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitThird Party Advisory
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/
USN-3768-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-12) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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