CVE-2018-16585

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-16585
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-09-06 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:53:00 UTC
Description** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. The .setdistillerkeys PostScript command is accepted even though it is not intended for use during document processing (e.g., after the startup phase). This leads to memory corruption, allowing remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact. Note: A reputable source believes that the CVE is potentially a duplicate of CVE-2018-15910 as explained in Red Hat bugzilla (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1626193).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Artifex Ghostscript All All All All
Application Artifex 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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff MISC git.ghostscript.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
USN-3768-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
oss-sec: Re: Re: More Ghostscript Issues: Should we disable PS coders in policy.xml by default? MISC seclists.org Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff git.ghostscript.com
1626193 – (CVE-2018-16585) CVE-2018-16585 ghostscript: .setdistillerkeys PostScript command is accepted even though it is not intended for use MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff MISC git.ghostscript.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-12) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4288-1 ghostscript DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff git.ghostscript.com
[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

  • 710304 Gentoo Linux GPL Ghostscript Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-12)
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