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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16585

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16585 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. The .setdistillerkeys PostScript command is accepted even though it is not intended for use during document processing (e.g., after the startup phase). This leads to memory corruption, allowing remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact. Note: A reputable source believes that the CVE is potentially a duplicate of CVE-2018-15910 as explained in Red Hat bugzilla (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1626193)

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11ghostscript0, 0, 0
Debian:12ghostscript0, 0, 0
Debian:13ghostscript0, 0, 0
Debian:14ghostscript0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Sep 6, 2018 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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