CVE-2018-16539
N/A
Published: September 5, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:44 AM UTC
9 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxEnterprise Linux Desktop
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use incorrect access checking in temp file handling to disclose contents of files on the system otherwise not readable.
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
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%95%
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
95%
95%
95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699658Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.htmlVendor 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/x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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