CVE-2018-11645
ghostscript - security update
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.54%
Description
psi/zfile.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.21rc1 permits the status command even if -dSAFER is used, which might allow remote attackers to determine the existence and size of arbitrary files, a similar issue to CVE-2016-7977.
How to fix CVE-2018-11645
To remediate CVE-2018-11645, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ghostscript—upgrade to 9.21~dfsg-1 or later
- —upgrade to 9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u8 or later
- —upgrade to 9.25~dfsg-0+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2018-11645 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 9.21~dfsg-1
- from 0, < 9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u8
- from 0, < 9.25~dfsg-0+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |