CVE-2018-16511
Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability
Description
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. A type confusion in "ztype" could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.
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
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-16511
vulnerability.
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-16511.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0edd3d6c634a577db261615a9dc2719bca7f6e01 | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/182 | Issue Tracking Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699659 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/ | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2018-16511 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-16511 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=0edd3d6c634a577db261615a9dc2719bca7f6e01 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=0edd3d6c634a577db261615a9dc2719bca7f6e01 -
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-2018:3650 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650 Third Party Advisory 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_aus: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_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 27, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650 [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: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://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://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/182 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/182 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, 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/ Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=0edd3d6c634a577db261615a9dc2719bca7f6e01 No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=0edd3d6c634a577db261615a9dc2719bca7f6e01 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699659 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699659 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory 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 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: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:*:*:* -
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 Added Reference https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699659 [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-2018-16511 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-2018-16511
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.97 }} 0.28%
score
0.83599
percentile