Vulnerability Description
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use insufficient interpreter stack-size checking during error handling to crash the interpreter.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Artifex | Ghostscript | < 9.24 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.5 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b575e1ec42cc86f6a58c60
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/182Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105337Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699668Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor 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.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288Third Party Advisory
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b575e1ec42cc86f6a58c60
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/182Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105337Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699668Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2018-16542?
CVE-2018-16542 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use insufficient interpreter stack-size checking during error handling to crash the interpreter.
How severe is CVE-2018-16542?
CVE-2018-16542 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2018-16542?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Artifex Ghostscript, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus.