Ghostscript 'psi/interp.c' Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

BID:105337

CVE-2018-16542 |

Info

Ghostscript 'psi/interp.c' Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 105337
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2018-16542
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 06 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 06 2018 12:00AM
Credit: Tavis Ormandy
Vulnerable: Redhat Enterprise Linux 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux 6
+ Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Ghostscript Ghostscript 8.15.2
Ghostscript Ghostscript 8.0.1
Ghostscript Ghostscript 5.50
Ghostscript Ghostscript 9.23
Ghostscript Ghostscript 9.20
Ghostscript Ghostscript 9.19
Ghostscript Ghostscript 9.18
Ghostscript Ghostscript 9.10
Ghostscript Ghostscript 9.05
Ghostscript Ghostscript 9.04
Ghostscript Ghostscript 8.71
Ghostscript Ghostscript 8.70
Ghostscript Ghostscript 8.64
Ghostscript Ghostscript 8.61
Ghostscript Ghostscript 8.60
Ghostscript Ghostscript 8.57
Ghostscript Ghostscript 8.56
Ghostscript Ghostscript 8.54
Ghostscript Ghostscript 8.15
Ghostscript Ghostscript 8 64
Ghostscript Ghostscript 7.07
Ghostscript Ghostscript 7.05
Not Vulnerable: Ghostscript Ghostscript 9.24

Discussion

Ghostscript 'psi/interp.c' Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Ghostscript is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code or crash the affected application, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.

Versions prior to Ghostscript 9.24 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Ghostscript 'psi/interp.c' Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Ghostscript 'psi/interp.c' Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

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