CVE-2018-16543

Description

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, gssetresolution and gsgetresolution allow attackers to have an unspecified impact.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.36%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ghostscript.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b5536fa88a9e885032bc0df3852c3439399a5c0
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.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699670	issue tracking permissions required vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00038.html	third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16543?: CVE-2018-16543 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16543?: To fix CVE-2018-16543, 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-2018-16543 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-16543 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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