CVE-2018-16509

Summary

CVECVE-2018-16509
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-09-05 06:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:53:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Artifex Ghostscript All All All All
Application Artifex Ghostscript All All All All
Application Artifex Gpl Ghostscript All All All All
Application Artifex Gpl Ghostscript All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ghostscript Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commit git.ghostscript.com
USN-3768-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
oss-sec: More Ghostscript Issues: Should we disable PS coders in policy.xml by default? MISC seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commit MISC git.ghostscript.com Third Party Advisory
699654 – /invalidaccess checks stop working after a failed restore MISC bugs.ghostscript.com Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commit git.ghostscript.com
Ghostscript security vulnerabilities resolved | Artifex MISC www.artifex.com Vendor Advisory
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commit MISC git.ghostscript.com Third Party Advisory
Ghostscript - Failed Restore Command Execution (Metasploit) EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-12) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff git.ghostscript.com
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff CONFIRM git.ghostscript.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commit git.ghostscript.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4294-1 ghostscript DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commit MISC git.ghostscript.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1504-1] ghostscript security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 378106 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for ghostscript-devel (VZLSA-2018:3760)
  • 378172 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for ghostscript-doc (VZLSA-2018:2918)
  • 710304 Gentoo Linux GPL Ghostscript Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-12)
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