vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-16510): Ghostscript vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 5, 2018 | Oct 2, 2018 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 5, 2018
Added
Oct 2, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. Incorrect exec stack handling in the "CS" and "SC" PDF primitives could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PDFs to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-ghostscriptubuntu-upgrade-libgs9
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