CVE-2018-16509
Ghostscript Write-What-Where Vulnerability
Description
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. Incorrect "restoration of privilege" checking during handling of /invalidaccess exceptions could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the "pipe" instruction.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 5, 2018, 6:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:53 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-16509 has a 35 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits
tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-16509
vulnerability.
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products
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CVE-2018-16509
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-16509
vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-16509
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.
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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=5516c614dc33662a2afdc377159f70218e67bde5 [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=79cccf641486a6595c43f1de1cd7ade696020a31 [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=78911a01b67d590b4a91afac2e8417360b934156 [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=520bb0ea7519aa3e79db78aaf0589dae02103764 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=79cccf641486a6595c43f1de1cd7ade696020a31 Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=78911a01b67d590b4a91afac2e8417360b934156 Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=5516c614dc33662a2afdc377159f70218e67bde5 Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=520bb0ea7519aa3e79db78aaf0589dae02103764 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-388 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 11, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3760 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3760 Third Party Advisory Changed 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.26 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3760 [No Types Assigned] -
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:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=79cccf641486a6595c43f1de1cd7ade696020a31 No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=79cccf641486a6595c43f1de1cd7ade696020a31 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 https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/ No Types Assigned https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/ Vendor 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 Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4294 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4294 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699654 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699654 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=78911a01b67d590b4a91afac2e8417360b934156 No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=78911a01b67d590b4a91afac2e8417360b934156 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=520bb0ea7519aa3e79db78aaf0589dae02103764 No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=520bb0ea7519aa3e79db78aaf0589dae02103764 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/142 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/142 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45369/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45369/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=5516c614dc33662a2afdc377159f70218e67bde5 No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=5516c614dc33662a2afdc377159f70218e67bde5 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 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:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.24 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: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. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4294 [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. 12, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45369/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699654 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=520bb0ea7519aa3e79db78aaf0589dae02103764 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-16509
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-2018-16509
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
97.27 }} -0.00%
score
0.99880
percentile