CVE-2018-15910

HIGH

Artifex Ghostscript <9.24 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the LockDistillerParams parameter to crash the interpreter or execute code.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/
Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699656
Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource x_refsource_misc
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/332928
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105122
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0304
EPSS Percentile 85.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-704
Status published
Products (12)
artifex/ghostscript < 9.24
artifex/gpl_ghostscript < 9.26
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
pulsesecure/pulse_connect_secure 8.2r1.0 - 8.2r12.1
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 7.0
... and 2 more
Published Aug 27, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026