High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 5, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-16511
CVE-2018-16511
Description
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. A type confusion in "ztype" could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.
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Affected products
34cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <9.24
- (no CPE)range: <9.24
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- 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:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords21 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ghostscript&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript-library&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript-library&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript-library&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript-library&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript-library&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript-library&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015
< 9.54.0-2.2+ 20 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.54.0-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.25-23.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.25-23.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.25-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.25-23.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.25-23.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.25-23.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.25-23.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.25-23.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.25-23.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.25-23.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.25-23.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.25-23.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.25-23.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.62-32.47.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.62-32.47.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.62-32.47.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.62-32.47.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.62-32.47.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.62-32.47.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.8-3.2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/182nvdIssue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288nvdThird Party Advisory
- git.ghostscript.comnvd
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