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nvd[email protected]NVD:CVE-2018-16509
HistorySep 05, 2018 - 6:29 a.m.

CVE-2018-16509

2018-09-0506:29:00
web.nvd.nist.gov

9.3 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.973 High

EPSS

Percentile

99.9%

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.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
debiandebian_linuxMatch8.0
OR
debiandebian_linuxMatch9.0
Node
artifexghostscriptRange<9.24
Node
canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch14.04lts
OR
canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch16.04lts
OR
canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch18.04lts
Node
redhatenterprise_linux_desktopMatch6.0
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_desktopMatch7.0
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_serverMatch6.0
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_serverMatch7.0
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_server_eusMatch7.5
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_workstationMatch6.0
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_workstationMatch7.0
Node
artifexgpl_ghostscriptRange<9.26

9.3 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.973 High

EPSS

Percentile

99.9%