VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-15909
In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-24, a type confusion using the .shfill operator could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 3.02%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-24, a type confusion using the .shfill operator could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.02% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-704
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · artifex/ghostscript · artifex/gpl ghostscript · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · pulsesecure/pulse connect secure
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0b6cd1918e1ec4ffd087400a754a845180a4522b
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e01e77a36cbb2e0277bc3a63852244bec41be0f6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105178Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24803507?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/332928Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0b6cd1918e1ec4ffd087400a754a845180a4522b
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e01e77a36cbb2e0277bc3a63852244bec41be0f6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105178Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24803507?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/332928Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.