CVE-2018-16509
Ghostscript - Failed Restore Command Execution
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
5
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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Descriptions
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. Incorrect "restoration of privilege" checking during handling of /invalidaccess exceptions could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the "pipe" instruction.
Se ha descubierto un problema en versiones anteriores a la 9.24 de Artifex Ghostscript. La comprobación incorrecta de "restoration of privilege" durante el manejo de excepciones /invalidaccess podría ser empleada por atacantes que sean capaces de proporcionar PostScript manipulado para ejecutar código mediante la instrucción "pipe".
It was discovered that the ghostscript /invalidaccess checks fail under certain conditions. An attacker could possibly exploit this to bypass the -dSAFER protection and, for example, execute arbitrary shell commands via a specially crafted PostScript document.
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Timeline
- 2018-09-04 CVE Reserved
- 2018-09-05 CVE Published
- 2018-10-15 First Exploit
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-15 EPSS Updated
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References (21)
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45369 | 2024-08-05 | |
| https://github.com/farisv/PIL-RCE-Ghostscript-CVE-2018-16509 | 2018-10-15 | |
| https://github.com/knqyf263/CVE-2018-16509 | 2018-11-17 | |
| https://github.com/rhpco/CVE-2018-16509 | 2022-06-23 | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/142 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3760 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4294 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16509 | 2018-12-03 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1619748 | 2018-12-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Artifex Search vendor "Artifex" | Ghostscript Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Ghostscript" | < 9.24 Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Ghostscript" and version " < 9.24" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.5" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Artifex Search vendor "Artifex" | Gpl Ghostscript Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Gpl Ghostscript" | < 9.26 Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Gpl Ghostscript" and version " < 9.26" | - |
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