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CVE-2018-16511

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. A type confusion in "ztype" could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Severity
High 7.8
Published
5 Sept 2018
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
9.24
Exploit chance
1.9% in the next 30 daysHigher than 80% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
Weakness
Incorrect type conversion (CWE-704)
Attack
Needs local access · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
GhostscriptServers and applications · cpe:a:artifex:ghostscript
  • Every version before 9.24

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16511
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16511