CVE-2018-11645

Description

psi/zfile.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.21rc1 permits the status command even if -dSAFER is used, which might allow remote attackers to determine the existence and size of arbitrary files, a similar issue to CVE-2016-7977.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.29%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ghostscript.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/ vendor advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b60d50b7567369ad856cebe1efb6cd7dd2284219
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697193 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4336 vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2281 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11645?
CVE-2018-11645 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-11645?
To fix CVE-2018-11645, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-11645 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-11645 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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