Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 5, 2018· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2018-16540
CVE-2018-16540
Description
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to the builtin PDF14 converter could use a use-after-free in copydevice handling to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Affected products
21- 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
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
9- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- git.ghostscript.commitrex_refsource_MISC
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_MISC
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.htmlmitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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