Vulnerability Description
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. A type confusion in "ztype" could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Artifex | Ghostscript | < 9.24 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0edd3d6c634a577db26161
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/182Issue TrackingMailing ListPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699659Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/PatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288Third Party Advisory
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0edd3d6c634a577db26161
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/182Issue TrackingMailing ListPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699659Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2018-16511?
CVE-2018-16511 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. A type confusion in "ztype" could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have un...
How severe is CVE-2018-16511?
CVE-2018-16511 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2018-16511?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Debian Debian Linux, Artifex Ghostscript, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server.