vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-16540: GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 5, 2018 | Nov 26, 2018 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 5, 2018
Added
Nov 26, 2018
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-text-ghostscript-gpl
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