Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2018-15911
In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript could use uninitialized memory access in the aesdecode operator to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code.
EPSS: 0.030 (85.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Artifex Gpl_ghostscript
- Pulsesecure Pulse_connect_secure
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 7.6
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_eus — versions 7.6
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_tus — versions 7.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15911?
- CVE-2018-15911 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-08-28.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15911?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.