{"id":"CVE-2018-16539","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-16539","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T04:15:17.072Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2018-09-05T18:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:44:27.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["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"],"epss":{"score":0.01445,"percentile":0.73191,"date":"2026-10-28","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a054156d425b4dbdaaa9fda4b5f1182b27598c2b","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699658","tags":["Issue Tracking","Permissions Required","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a054156d425b4dbdaaa9fda4b5f1182b27598c2b","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699658","tags":["Issue Tracking","Permissions Required","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16539","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}