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CVE-2018-16542

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.

Severity
Medium 5.5
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 79% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
Weakness
Out-of-bounds write (CWE-787)
Attack
Needs local access · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
Attacker can
Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2018-16542
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16542