CVE-2018-16510
N/A
Published: September 5, 2018 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:44 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxGhostscriptGpl Ghostscript
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. Incorrect exec stack handling in the "CS" and "SC" PDF primitives could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PDFs to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 9.24
Affected range stops below 9.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 9.26
Affected range stops below 9.26, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/27/4x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPermissions Required
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699671Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3773-1/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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