CVE-2018-16539

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.29%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ghostscript.com Vendor Advisory artifex.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/ patch vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html third party advisory mailing list
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699658 issue tracking permissions required vendor advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a054156d425b4dbdaaa9fda4b5f1182b27598c2b

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16539?
CVE-2018-16539 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16539?
To fix CVE-2018-16539, 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-2018-16539 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-16539 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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