CVE-2018-16540
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.28%
Description
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to the builtin PDF14 converter could use a use-after-free in copydevice handling to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.
How to fix CVE-2018-16540
To remediate CVE-2018-16540, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ghostscript—upgrade to 9.22~dfsg-3 or later
Is CVE-2018-16540 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 9.22~dfsg-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |