Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2018-16543
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, gssetresolution and gsgetresolution allow attackers to have an unspecified impact.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
References
- git.ghostscript.com/
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00038.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16543?
- CVE-2018-16543 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16543?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.