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CVE-2018-16541
Published:September 05, 2018
Updated:May 17, 2026
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use incorrect free logic in pagedevice replacement to crash the interpreter.
Related Resources (11)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-16541
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699664
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16541
https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=241d91112771a6104de10b3948c3f350d6690c1d
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16541
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Use After Free
CWE-416
EPSS
Base Score:
0.45