vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-16540: Important: ghostscript security and bug fix update (CESA-2019:0229)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 5, 2018 | Feb 12, 2019 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 5, 2018
Added
Feb 12, 2019
Modified
May 25, 2023
Description
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.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-ghostscriptcentos-upgrade-ghostscript-cupscentos-upgrade-ghostscript-debuginfocentos-upgrade-ghostscript-develcentos-upgrade-ghostscript-doccentos-upgrade-ghostscript-gtk
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