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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.44% probability · 73th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- artifex/ghostscript · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · 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
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a054156d425b4dbdaaa9fda4b5f1182b27598c2b
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699658Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor 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://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288Third Party Advisory
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a054156d425b4dbdaaa9fda4b5f1182b27598c2b
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699658Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor 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://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.