CVE-2018-16542

Description

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use insufficient interpreter stack-size checking during error handling to crash the interpreter.

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
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918 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
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105337 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699668 issue tracking permissions required 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
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b575e1ec42cc86f6a58c603f2a88fcc2af699cc8
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/182 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16542?
CVE-2018-16542 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16542?
To fix CVE-2018-16542, 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-2018-16542 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-16542 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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