7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-16513
Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability
Description

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the setcolor function to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 5, 2018, 1:29 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-2018-16513 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 Artifex ghostscript
2 Artifex gpl_ghostscript
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Pulsesecure pulse_connect_secure
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-16513 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=b326a71659b7837d3acde954b18bda1a6f5e9498 [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=b326a71659b7837d3acde954b18bda1a6f5e9498
    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. 08, 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
    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. 25, 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=699655 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699655 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=b326a71659b7837d3acde954b18bda1a6f5e9498 No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=b326a71659b7837d3acde954b18bda1a6f5e9498 Patch, 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 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 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: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:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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]
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

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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-2018-16513 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.20 }} 0.06%

score

0.57743

percentile

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