Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU36726

Input validation error in Ghostscript - CVE-2018-16543

Published: September 5, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU36726

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16543

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Artifex Software, Inc.

Affected software:
Ghostscript

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, gssetresolution and gsgetresolution allow attackers to have an unspecified impact.

Install update from vendor's website.