CVE-2018-16542 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-16542

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted...

Vulnerability Description

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use insufficient interpreter stack-size checking during error handling to crash the interpreter.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ghostscript, enterprise linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux workstation, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 9.0, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04

Timeline

Official Publish: September 5th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.