CVE-2018-15909

High

Description

In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-24, a type confusion using the .shfill operator could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductArtifex Ghostscript
PublishedAug 27, 2018
First seenAug 27, 2018

How to fix

Update
  • artifex gpl_ghostscript9.26 or later
  • pulsesecure pulse_connect_secure8.2r12.1, 8.3r7.1, 9.0r3.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
artifex ghostscriptv ≤ 9.23—
debian debian_linux8.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux14.04, 16.04, 18.04—
artifex gpl_ghostscriptv < 9.269.26
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation7.0—
pulsesecure pulse_connect_secure8.2r1.0 ≤ v < 8.2r12.1, 8.3r1 ≤ v < 8.3r7.1, 9.0r1 ≤ v < 9.0r3.48.2r12.1, 8.3r7.1, 9.0r3.4

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