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CVE-2018-16540 (GCVE-0-2018-16540)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-09-05 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:24
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2018-09-05 00:00
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