Information disclosure in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2018-16539
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use incorrect access checking in temp file handling to disclose contents of files on the system otherwise not readable.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (72.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus — versions 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- git.ghostscript.com/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16539?
- CVE-2018-16539 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16539?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.