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Vulnerability details: VCID-gx1f-1sje-dyb7
Vulnerability ID VCID-gx1f-1sje-dyb7
Aliases CVE-2018-16542
Summary In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use insufficient interpreter stack-size checking during error handling to crash the interpreter.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.6
Risk 3.3
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.3 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-16542.json
epss 0.00407 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00407 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00407 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00407 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00407 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00407 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00407 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00407 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00407 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00407 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00407 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00423 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00423 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00423 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00423 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00423 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
epss 0.00423 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
cvssv3 7.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16542
cvssv3 5.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16542
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b575e1ec42cc86f6a58c603f2a88fcc2af699cc8
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-16542.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16542
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699668
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-15908
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-15909
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-15910
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-15911
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16511
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16513
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16539
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16540
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16541
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16542
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16543
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16585
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/182
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105337
1621363 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1621363
907332 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=907332
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2018-16542 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16542
USN-3768-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-16542.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

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low

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low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16542
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16542
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.60332
EPSS Score 0.00407
Published At Aug. 6, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:38:21.346808+00:00 Ubuntu USN Importer Import https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/ 37.0.0