7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-15910
Ghostscript PostScript Type Confusion Buffer Overflow/Virtual Method Table Corruption
Description

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the LockDistillerParams parameter to crash the interpreter or execute code.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 27, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:53 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-15910 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus
1 Artifex ghostscript
2 Artifex gpl_ghostscript
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Pulsesecure pulse_connect_secure
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-15910 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c3476dde7743761a4e1d39a631716199b696b880 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22141757?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=c3476dde7743761a4e1d39a631716199b696b880
    Removed Reference MITRE https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22141757?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22141757?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101 No Types Assigned https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.2r1.0 up to (excluding) 8.2r12.1 *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.3r1 up to (excluding) 8.3r7.1 *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0r1 up to (excluding) 9.0r3.4
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105122 Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105122 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.26
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699656 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699656 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105122 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105122 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=c3476dde7743761a4e1d39a631716199b696b880 No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=c3476dde7743761a4e1d39a631716199b696b880 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/332928 No Types Assigned https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/332928 Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-704
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *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:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.24
    Added CPE Configuration OR *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_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105122 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-23, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the LockDistillerParams parameter to crash the interpreter or execute code. In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the LockDistillerParams parameter to crash the interpreter or execute code.
    Added Reference https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699656 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-15910 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-15910 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.42 }} 0.08%

score

0.71553

percentile

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