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CVE-2018-16540
Published:September 05, 2018
Updated:May 17, 2026
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to the builtin PDF14 converter could use a use-after-free in copydevice handling to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Related Resources (12)
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16540
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699661
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-16540
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16540
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c432131c3fdb2143e148e8ba88555f7f7a63b25e
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288
https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Use After Free
CWE-416
EPSS
Base Score:
0.28