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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-16540: GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities

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
Title
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