CVE-2018-16585: Detailed Vulnerability Analysis and Overview

Status: Modified - Last modified: 21-11-2024 Published: 06-09-2018

CVE-2018-16585
Vulnerability Scoring

7.8
/10

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low Impact
  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Privileges Required: None
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • User Interaction: REQUIRED

CIA Impact Definition

  • Confidentiality: HIGH IMPACT
  • Integrity: HIGH IMPACT
  • Availability: HIGH IMPACT

CVE-2018-16585 Vulnerability Summary

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)

Access Complexity Graph for CVE-2018-16585

Impact Analysis for CVE-2018-16585

CVE-2018-16585: Detailed Information and External References

EPSS

0.00529

EPSS %

0.77809

References

0.00529

CWE

CWE-119

CAPEC

0.00529

Vulnerable Configurations

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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