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Artifex Ghostscript: (CVE-2018-16585) .setdistillerkeys PostScript Command Denial of Service

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Artifex Ghostscript: (CVE-2018-16585) .setdistillerkeys PostScript Command Denial of Service

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/06/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
10/10/2018
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. The .setdistillerkeys PostScript command is accepted even though it is not intended for use during document processing (e.g., after the startup phase). This leads to memory corruption, allowing remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact. Note: A reputable source believes that the CVE is potentially a duplicate of CVE-2018-15910 as explained in Red Hat bugzilla (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1626193)

Solution(s)

  • ghostscript-upgrade-9_25

References

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