CVE-2018-16509
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-16509 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-09-05 06:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:53:00 UTC |
| Description | An 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)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.