Servers and applications
CVE-2018-16802
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.25. Incorrect "restoration of privilege" checking when running out of stack during exception handling could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the "pipe" instruction. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-16509.
- Severity
- High 7.8
- Published
- 10 Sept 2018
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Fixed in
- 9.25
- Exploit chance
- 2.1% in the next 30 daysHigher than 81% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
- 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
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
GhostscriptServers and applications · cpe:a:artifex:ghostscript |
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