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Vulnerability details: VCID-zf9b-yacu-y3gs
Vulnerability ID VCID-zf9b-yacu-y3gs
Aliases CVE-2018-15909
Summary In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-24, a type confusion using the .shfill operator could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to crash the interpreter or potentially execute code.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.0
Risk 3.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
CWE-704 Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.3 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-15909.json
epss 0.02086 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
epss 0.02086 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
epss 0.02086 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
epss 0.02086 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
epss 0.02086 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
epss 0.02086 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
epss 0.02086 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
epss 0.02086 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
epss 0.02086 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
epss 0.02086 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
epss 0.02086 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
epss 0.02086 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
epss 0.02086 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
epss 0.02086 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
epss 0.02086 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
cvssv3 7.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15909
cvssv3 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15909
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0b6cd1918e1ec4ffd087400a754a845180a4522b
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e01e77a36cbb2e0277bc3a63852244bec41be0f6
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-15909.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15909
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
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24803507?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/332928
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105178
1621361 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1621361
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:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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: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_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2018-15909 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15909
RHSA-2018:3650 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650
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-2018-15909.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

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15909
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:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15909
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 0.83284
EPSS Score 0.02086
Published At Aug. 17, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:30:08.818720+00:00 Alpine Linux Importer Import https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.10/main.json 37.0.0