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/
Patch x_refsource_misc
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c3476dde7743761a4e1d39a631716199b696b880
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
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22141757?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
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