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CVE-2018-16585

Public on 2018-09-06
Modified on 2018-10-10
Description

** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. The .setdistillerkeys PostScript command is accepted even though it is not intended for use during document processing (e.g., after the startup phase). This leads to memory corruption, allowing remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact. Note: A reputable source believes that the CVE is potentially a duplicate of CVE-2018-15910 as explained in Red Hat bugzilla (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1626193).

Severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
2.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core ghostscript 2018-10-08 22:17 ALAS2-2018-1088

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 2.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD CVSSv2 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2018-16585 Mitre: CVE-2018-16585 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity