vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2018-16542: Important: ghostscript security update (RHSA-2018:2918)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 5, 2018 | Oct 17, 2018 | Feb 19, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 5, 2018
Added
Oct 17, 2018
Modified
Feb 19, 2026
Description
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.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-ghostscriptredhat-upgrade-ghostscript-cupsredhat-upgrade-ghostscript-debuginforedhat-upgrade-ghostscript-develredhat-upgrade-ghostscript-docredhat-upgrade-ghostscript-gtk
References
Rapid7 Labs
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