Improper access control in Ghostscript - CVE-2018-16539
Published: September 9, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14733
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16539
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Artifex Software, Inc.
Affected software:
Ghostscript
Ghostscript
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an improper access restrictions when processing PostScript files within the temp directory. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PostScript file and use it to read arbitrary files on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-16539
Update to version 9.24.