vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-16540): 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
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-ghostscriptubuntu-upgrade-libgs9
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