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CVE-2018-16541

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use incorrect free logic in

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00454
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-416Use After Free
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Affected Products & Versions

9
artifex ghostscript< 9.24
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux server ausall versions
redhat enterprise linux server eusall versions
redhat enterprise linux server tusall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD05 Sep 2018 · 06:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10783-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:2975-3
rhsaRHSA-2018:3834Important
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2018:3687-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:3330-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699664Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/PatchVendor Advisory
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