CVE-2018-15911

Published: Aug 28, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-908

7.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript could use uninitialized memory access in the aesdecode operator to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-908

Affected Products

artifex

commercial·USaka artifex software

oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux

debian linuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

canonical

commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.

ubuntu linuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

redhat

commercial·USaka red hat

enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

pulsesecure

commercial·USaka pulsedsecure, pulse secure

pulse connect secureOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / vpn-gateway

Artifex Software Inc.

commercial·USaka artifex

Ghostscript

OSS Libraries

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8e9ce5016db968b40e4ec255a3005f2786cce45f

git.ghostscript.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105122

securityfocus.com

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834

access.redhat.com

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