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  2. CVE-2018-16802
ID CVE-2018-16802
Summary An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.25. Incorrect "restoration of privilege" checking when running out of stack during exception handling could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the "pipe" instruction. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-16509.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:8_64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:8_64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 6.8 (as of 03-10-2019 - 00:03)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
redhat via4
advisories
rhsa
id RHSA-2018:3834
rpms
  • ghostscript-0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
  • ghostscript-cups-0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
  • ghostscript-debuginfo-0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
  • ghostscript-devel-0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
  • ghostscript-doc-0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
  • ghostscript-gtk-0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
refmap via4
confirm https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=5812b1b78fc4d36fdc293b7859de69241140d590
debian DSA-4294
gentoo GLSA-201811-12
misc
mlist
  • [debian-lts-announce] 20180913 [SECURITY] [DLA 1504-1] ghostscript security update
  • [oss-security] 20180909 Re: Ghostscript 9.24 issues
ubuntu USN-3768-1
Last major update 03-10-2019 - 00:03
Published 10-09-2018 - 16:29
Last modified 03-10-2019 - 00:03
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