CVE-2018-16542
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-16542- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
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CVE-2018-16542- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8351 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8351- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rpj7-rf55-hgch
5.5
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rpj7-rf55-hgch- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2018-16542
5.5
CVE-2018-16542 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2018-16542- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-16542- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-16542
5.5
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16542- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2018:2918
7.3
Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security update
- Record
RHSA-2018:2918- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-16542
5.5
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16542- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0378 No score
Updated ghostscript packages fix security vulnerabilities
Updated ghostscript packages fix several security vulnerabilities including:
In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-23, attackers are able to supply malicious PostScript files to bypass .tempfile restrictions and write files (CVE-2018-15908).
In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-24, a type confusion using the .shfill operator could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code (CVE-2018-15909).
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the LockDistillerParams parameter to crash the interpreter or execute code (CVE-2018-15910).
In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript could use uninitialized memory access in the aesdecode operator to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code (CVE-2018-15911).
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. Incorrect "restoration of privilege" checking during handling of /invalidaccess exceptions could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the "pipe" instruction (CVE-2018-16509).
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. Incorrect exec stack handling in the "CS" and "SC" PDF primitives could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PDFs to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (CVE-2018-16510).
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. A type confusion in "ztype" could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (CVE-2018-16511).
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the setcolor function to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (CVE-2018-16513).
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 (CVE-2018-16539).
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to the builtin PDF14 converter could use a use-after-free in copydevice handling to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (CVE-2018-16540).
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use incorrect free logic in pagedevice replacement to crash the interpreter (CVE-2018-16541).
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 (CVE-2018-16542).
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, gssetresolution and gsgetresolution allow attackers to have an unspecified impact (CVE-2018-16543).
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.25. Incorrect "restoration of privilege" checking when running out of stack during exception handling could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the "pipe" instruction. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-16509 (CVE-2018-16802).
GS Bug 699663 : .setdistillerkeys memory corruption. (CVE Requested)
GS Bug 699699 : Crash upon bogus input argument
GS Bug 699719: Fix @ files in arg handling
GS Bug 699711: Review arg_next to ensure that NULL arg returns are coped with
GS Bug Fix SEGV seen in all-devices test with plank examples/ridt91.eps
GS Bug 699708 (part 1): 'Hide' non-replaceable error handlers for SAFER
GS Bug 699707: Security review bug - continuation procedures
- Record
MGASA-2018-0378- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10783-1 No score
ghostscript-9.54.0-2.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ghostscript-9.54.0-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
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openSUSE-SU-2024:10783-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:2975-1 No score
Security update for ghostscript
This update for ghostscript to version 9.25 fixes the following issues:
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2018-17183: Remote attackers were be able to supply crafted PostScript to potentially overwrite or replace error handlers to inject code (bsc#1109105)
- CVE-2018-15909: Prevent type confusion using the .shfill operator that could have been used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code (bsc#1106172).
- CVE-2018-15908: Prevent attackers that are able to supply malicious PostScript files to bypass .tempfile restrictions and write files (bsc#1106171).
- CVE-2018-15910: Prevent a type confusion in the LockDistillerParams parameter that could have been used to crash the interpreter or execute code (bsc#1106173).
- CVE-2018-15911: Prevent use uninitialized memory access in the aesdecode operator that could have been used to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code (bsc#1106195).
- CVE-2018-16513: Prevent a type confusion in the setcolor function that could have been used to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107412).
- CVE-2018-16509: Incorrect 'restoration of privilege' checking during handling of /invalidaccess exceptions could be have been used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the 'pipe' instruction (bsc#1107410).
- CVE-2018-16510: Incorrect exec stack handling in the 'CS' and 'SC' PDF primitives could have been used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PDFs to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107411).
- CVE-2018-16542: Prevent attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files from using insufficient interpreter stack-size checking during error handling to crash the interpreter (bsc#1107413).
- CVE-2018-16541: Prevent attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files from using incorrect free logic in pagedevice replacement to crash the interpreter (bsc#1107421).
- CVE-2018-16540: Prevent use-after-free in copydevice handling that could have been used to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107420).
- CVE-2018-16539: Prevent attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files from using incorrect access checking in temp file handling to disclose contents of files on the system otherwise not readable (bsc#1107422).
- CVE-2018-16543: gssetresolution and gsgetresolution allowed attackers to have an unspecified impact (bsc#1107423).
- CVE-2018-16511: A type confusion in 'ztype' could have been used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107426).
- CVE-2018-16585: The .setdistillerkeys PostScript command was accepted even though it is not intended for use during document processing (e.g., after the startup phase). This lead to memory corruption, allowing remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107581).
- CVE-2018-16802: Incorrect 'restoration of privilege' checking when running out of stack during exception handling could have been used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the 'pipe' instruction. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-16509 (bsc#1108027).
These non-security issues were fixed:
- Fixes problems with argument handling, some unintended results of the security fixes to the SAFER file access restrictions (specifically accessing ICC profile files).
- Avoid that ps2epsi fails with 'Error: /undefined in --setpagedevice--'
For additional changes please check http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.25/News.htm and the changes file of the package.
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:2975-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:2975-2 No score
Security update for ghostscript
This update for ghostscript to version 9.25 fixes the following issues:
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2018-17183: Remote attackers were be able to supply crafted PostScript to potentially overwrite or replace error handlers to inject code (bsc#1109105)
- CVE-2018-15909: Prevent type confusion using the .shfill operator that could have been used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code (bsc#1106172).
- CVE-2018-15908: Prevent attackers that are able to supply malicious PostScript files to bypass .tempfile restrictions and write files (bsc#1106171).
- CVE-2018-15910: Prevent a type confusion in the LockDistillerParams parameter that could have been used to crash the interpreter or execute code (bsc#1106173).
- CVE-2018-15911: Prevent use uninitialized memory access in the aesdecode operator that could have been used to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code (bsc#1106195).
- CVE-2018-16513: Prevent a type confusion in the setcolor function that could have been used to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107412).
- CVE-2018-16509: Incorrect 'restoration of privilege' checking during handling of /invalidaccess exceptions could be have been used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the 'pipe' instruction (bsc#1107410).
- CVE-2018-16510: Incorrect exec stack handling in the 'CS' and 'SC' PDF primitives could have been used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PDFs to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107411).
- CVE-2018-16542: Prevent attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files from using insufficient interpreter stack-size checking during error handling to crash the interpreter (bsc#1107413).
- CVE-2018-16541: Prevent attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files from using incorrect free logic in pagedevice replacement to crash the interpreter (bsc#1107421).
- CVE-2018-16540: Prevent use-after-free in copydevice handling that could have been used to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107420).
- CVE-2018-16539: Prevent attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files from using incorrect access checking in temp file handling to disclose contents of files on the system otherwise not readable (bsc#1107422).
- CVE-2018-16543: gssetresolution and gsgetresolution allowed attackers to have an unspecified impact (bsc#1107423).
- CVE-2018-16511: A type confusion in 'ztype' could have been used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107426).
- CVE-2018-16585: The .setdistillerkeys PostScript command was accepted even though it is not intended for use during document processing (e.g., after the startup phase). This lead to memory corruption, allowing remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107581).
- CVE-2018-16802: Incorrect 'restoration of privilege' checking when running out of stack during exception handling could have been used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the 'pipe' instruction. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-16509 (bsc#1108027).
These non-security issues were fixed:
- Fixes problems with argument handling, some unintended results of the security fixes to the SAFER file access restrictions (specifically accessing ICC profile files).
- Avoid that ps2epsi fails with 'Error: /undefined in --setpagedevice--'
For additional changes please check http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.25/News.htm and the changes file of the package.
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:2975-2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:2975-3 No score
Security update for ghostscript
This update for ghostscript to version 9.25 fixes the following issues:
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2018-17183: Remote attackers were be able to supply crafted PostScript to potentially overwrite or replace error handlers to inject code (bsc#1109105)
- CVE-2018-15909: Prevent type confusion using the .shfill operator that could have been used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code (bsc#1106172).
- CVE-2018-15908: Prevent attackers that are able to supply malicious PostScript files to bypass .tempfile restrictions and write files (bsc#1106171).
- CVE-2018-15910: Prevent a type confusion in the LockDistillerParams parameter that could have been used to crash the interpreter or execute code (bsc#1106173).
- CVE-2018-15911: Prevent use uninitialized memory access in the aesdecode operator that could have been used to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code (bsc#1106195).
- CVE-2018-16513: Prevent a type confusion in the setcolor function that could have been used to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107412).
- CVE-2018-16509: Incorrect 'restoration of privilege' checking during handling of /invalidaccess exceptions could be have been used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the 'pipe' instruction (bsc#1107410).
- CVE-2018-16510: Incorrect exec stack handling in the 'CS' and 'SC' PDF primitives could have been used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PDFs to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107411).
- CVE-2018-16542: Prevent attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files from using insufficient interpreter stack-size checking during error handling to crash the interpreter (bsc#1107413).
- CVE-2018-16541: Prevent attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files from using incorrect free logic in pagedevice replacement to crash the interpreter (bsc#1107421).
- CVE-2018-16540: Prevent use-after-free in copydevice handling that could have been used to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107420).
- CVE-2018-16539: Prevent attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files from using incorrect access checking in temp file handling to disclose contents of files on the system otherwise not readable (bsc#1107422).
- CVE-2018-16543: gssetresolution and gsgetresolution allowed attackers to have an unspecified impact (bsc#1107423).
- CVE-2018-16511: A type confusion in 'ztype' could have been used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107426).
- CVE-2018-16585: The .setdistillerkeys PostScript command was accepted even though it is not intended for use during document processing (e.g., after the startup phase). This lead to memory corruption, allowing remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107581).
- CVE-2018-16802: Incorrect 'restoration of privilege' checking when running out of stack during exception handling could have been used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the 'pipe' instruction. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-16509 (bsc#1108027).
These non-security issues were fixed:
- Fixes problems with argument handling, some unintended results of the security fixes to the SAFER file access restrictions (specifically accessing ICC profile files).
- Avoid that ps2epsi fails with 'Error: /undefined in --setpagedevice--'
For additional changes please check http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.25/News.htm and the changes file of the package.
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:2975-3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:2976-1 No score
Security update for ghostscript
This update for ghostscript to version 9.25 fixes the following issues:
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2018-17183: Remote attackers were be able to supply crafted PostScript to potentially overwrite or replace error handlers to inject code (bsc#1109105)
- CVE-2018-15909: Prevent type confusion using the .shfill operator that could have been used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code (bsc#1106172).
- CVE-2018-15908: Prevent attackers that are able to supply malicious PostScript files to bypass .tempfile restrictions and write files (bsc#1106171).
- CVE-2018-15910: Prevent a type confusion in the LockDistillerParams parameter that could have been used to crash the interpreter or execute code (bsc#1106173).
- CVE-2018-15911: Prevent use uninitialized memory access in the aesdecode operator that could have been used to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code (bsc#1106195).
- CVE-2018-16513: Prevent a type confusion in the setcolor function that could have been used to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107412).
- CVE-2018-16509: Incorrect 'restoration of privilege' checking during handling of /invalidaccess exceptions could be have been used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the 'pipe' instruction (bsc#1107410).
- CVE-2018-16510: Incorrect exec stack handling in the 'CS' and 'SC' PDF primitives could have been used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PDFs to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107411).
- CVE-2018-16542: Prevent attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files from using insufficient interpreter stack-size checking during error handling to crash the interpreter (bsc#1107413).
- CVE-2018-16541: Prevent attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files from using incorrect free logic in pagedevice replacement to crash the interpreter (bsc#1107421).
- CVE-2018-16540: Prevent use-after-free in copydevice handling that could have been used to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107420).
- CVE-2018-16539: Prevent attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files from using incorrect access checking in temp file handling to disclose contents of files on the system otherwise not readable (bsc#1107422).
- CVE-2018-16543: gssetresolution and gsgetresolution allowed attackers to have an unspecified impact (bsc#1107423).
- CVE-2018-16511: A type confusion in 'ztype' could have been used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107426).
- CVE-2018-16585: The .setdistillerkeys PostScript command was accepted even though it is not intended for use during document processing (e.g., after the startup phase). This lead to memory corruption, allowing remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1107581).
- CVE-2018-16802: Incorrect 'restoration of privilege' checking when running out of stack during exception handling could have been used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the 'pipe' instruction. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-16509 (bsc#1108027).
These non-security issues were fixed:
- Fixes problems with argument handling, some unintended results of the security fixes to the SAFER file access restrictions (specifically accessing ICC profile files).
- Avoid that ps2epsi fails with 'Error: /undefined in --setpagedevice--'
For additional changes please check http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.25/News.htm
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SUSE-SU-2018:2976-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3330-1 No score
Security update for ghostscript-library
This update for ghostscript-library fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2018-16511: A type confusion in 'ztype' could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact. (bsc#1107426)
- CVE-2018-16540: Attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to the builtin PDF14 converter could use a use-after-free in copydevice handling to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact. (bsc#1107420)
- CVE-2018-16541: Attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use incorrect free logic in pagedevice replacement to crash the interpreter. (bsc#1107421)
- CVE-2018-16542: Attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use insufficient interpreter stack-size checking during error handling to crash the interpreter. (bsc#1107413)
- CVE-2018-16509: Incorrect 'restoration of privilege' checking during handling of /invalidaccess exceptions could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the 'pipe' instruction. (bsc#1107410
- CVE-2018-16513: Attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the setcolor function to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact. (bsc#1107412)
- CVE-2018-15910: Attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the LockDistillerParams parameter to crash the interpreter or execute code. (bsc#1106173)
- CVE-2017-9611: The Ins_MIRP function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document. (bsc#1050893)
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SUSE-SU-2018:3330-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3768-1 No score
ghostscript vulnerabilities
Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple security issues in Ghostscript. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use these issues to access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.
- Record
USN-3768-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ghostscriptDebian:12 |
before 9.22~dfsg-3 | 9.22~dfsg-3 |
ghostscriptDebian:13 |
before 9.22~dfsg-3 | 9.22~dfsg-3 |
ghostscriptDebian:14 |
before 9.22~dfsg-3 | 9.22~dfsg-3 |
ghostscriptDebian:8 From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u8, plus listed versions 9.06~dfsg-29.06~dfsg-2+deb8u19.06~dfsg-2+deb8u29.06~dfsg-2+deb8u39.06~dfsg-2+deb8u49.06~dfsg-2+deb8u59.06~dfsg-2+deb8u69.06~dfsg-2+deb8u7 |
9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u8 |
ghostscriptDebian:9 From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 9.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u4, plus listed versions 9.20~dfsg-3.29.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u19.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u29.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u3 |
9.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u4 |
ghostscriptMageia:6 From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 9.24-1.5.mga6 | 9.24-1.5.mga6 |
ghostscriptRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-cupsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ghostscript-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-gtkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscriptRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-cupsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-gtkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscriptRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-cupsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-gtkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscriptRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-cupsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscript-gtkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 | 0:9.07-29.el7_5.2 |
ghostscriptSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.25-23.13.1 | 9.25-23.13.1 |
ghostscriptSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.25-23.13.1 | 9.25-23.13.1 |
ghostscriptSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.25-23.13.1 | 9.25-23.13.1 |
ghostscriptSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.25-23.13.1 | 9.25-23.13.1 |
ghostscriptSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.25-23.13.1 | 9.25-23.13.1 |
ghostscriptSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.25-23.13.1 | 9.25-23.13.1 |
ghostscriptSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.25-23.13.1 | 9.25-23.13.1 |
ghostscriptSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.25-23.13.1 | 9.25-23.13.1 |
ghostscriptSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.25-23.13.1 | 9.25-23.13.1 |
ghostscriptSUSE:Enterprise Storage 4 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.25-23.13.1 | 9.25-23.13.1 |
ghostscriptSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.25-23.13.1 | 9.25-23.13.1 |
ghostscriptSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.25-23.13.1 | 9.25-23.13.1 |
ghostscriptSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.25-3.6.1 | 9.25-3.6.1 |
libspectreSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0.2.8-3.2.1 | 0.2.8-3.2.1 |
ghostscript-librarySUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 8.62-32.47.13.1 | 8.62-32.47.13.1 |
ghostscript-librarySUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 8.62-32.47.13.1 | 8.62-32.47.13.1 |
ghostscript-librarySUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 8.62-32.47.13.1 | 8.62-32.47.13.1 |
ghostscript-librarySUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 8.62-32.47.13.1 | 8.62-32.47.13.1 |
ghostscript-librarySUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 8.62-32.47.13.1 | 8.62-32.47.13.1 |
ghostscript-librarySUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 8.62-32.47.13.1 | 8.62-32.47.13.1 |
ghostscriptUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13, plus listed versions 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu29.10~dfsg-0ubuntu39.10~dfsg-0ubuntu49.10~dfsg-0ubuntu59.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6 Show 14 moreShow less9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu79.10~dfsg-0ubuntu89.10~dfsg-0ubuntu99.10~dfsg-0ubuntu109.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.19.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.29.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.39.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.49.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.59.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.69.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.79.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.99.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.109.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.12 |
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13 |
ghostscriptUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9, plus listed versions 9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu39.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu19.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu29.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2 Show 5 moreShow less9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.39.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.69.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.79.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.8 |
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9 |
ghostscriptUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions 9.21~dfsg+1-0ubuntu39.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu19.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.1 |
9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2 |
ghostscriptUbuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13, plus listed versions 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu29.10~dfsg-0ubuntu39.10~dfsg-0ubuntu49.10~dfsg-0ubuntu59.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6 Show 14 moreShow less9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu79.10~dfsg-0ubuntu89.10~dfsg-0ubuntu99.10~dfsg-0ubuntu109.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.19.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.29.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.39.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.49.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.59.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.69.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.79.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.99.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.109.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.12 |
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13 |
ghostscriptUbuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9, plus listed versions 9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu39.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu19.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu29.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2 Show 5 moreShow less9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.39.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.69.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.79.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.8 |
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9 |
ghostscriptUbuntu:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions 9.21~dfsg+1-0ubuntu39.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu19.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.1 |
9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2 |
ghostscriptopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 44 CVEs |
before 9.54.0-2.2 | 9.54.0-2.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-16542 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Artifex Ghostscript, published September 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.91%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in ghostscript 9.22~dfsg-3.
References
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1
securityfocus.com/bid/105337
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699668
debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288
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lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html
git.ghostscript.com?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b575e1ec42cc86f6a58c603f2a88fcc2af699cc8
seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/182
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16542
git.ghostscript.com?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=b575e1ec42cc86f6a58c603f2a88fcc2af699cc8
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rpj7-rf55-hgch
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2018-16542
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16542
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0378.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23526
ghostscript.com/doc/9.24/History9.htm
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/05/3
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/06/3
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/09/1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/09/2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/11/1
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1569108
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1619748
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1619751
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1621363
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2018/rhsa-2018_2918.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10194
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10194
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10194
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15910
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15910
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15910
seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/142
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16509
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16509
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16509
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16542
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16542
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182975-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1106171
bugzilla.suse.com/1106172
bugzilla.suse.com/1106173
bugzilla.suse.com/1106195
bugzilla.suse.com/1107410
bugzilla.suse.com/1107411
bugzilla.suse.com/1107412
bugzilla.suse.com/1107413
bugzilla.suse.com/1107420
bugzilla.suse.com/1107421
bugzilla.suse.com/1107422
bugzilla.suse.com/1107423
bugzilla.suse.com/1107426
bugzilla.suse.com/1107581
bugzilla.suse.com/1108027
bugzilla.suse.com/1109105
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15908
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15909
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15910
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15911
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16509
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16510
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16511
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16513
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16539
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16540
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16541
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16542
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16543
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16585
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16802
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17183
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182975-2
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182975-3
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182976-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183330-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1050893
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9611
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16542
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3768-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11645
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15908
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15909
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15910
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15911
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16509
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16510
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16511
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16513
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16539
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16540
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16541
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16543
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16585
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16802
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10217
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10218
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10219
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10220
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10317
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5951
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7207
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8291
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9216
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10194
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17961
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18073
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18284
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19409
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19475
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19476
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19477
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6616
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10216
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12973
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14811
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14817
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3835
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3838
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6116
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12268
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15900
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3781