CVE-2018-16863

Description

It was found that RHSA-2018:2918 did not fully fix CVE-2018-16509. An attacker could possibly exploit another variant of the flaw and bypass the -dSAFER protection to, for example, execute arbitrary shell commands via a specially crafted PostScript document. This only affects ghostscript 9.07 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Categories

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Artifex ghostscript
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16863?
CVE-2018-16863 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16863?
To fix CVE-2018-16863, 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-2018-16863 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-16863 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-16863?
CVE-2018-16863 affects Artifex ghostscript.
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