CVE-2018-16510 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Ghostscript interpreter or potentially execute code by supplying crafted PDF files due to incorrect exec stack handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-16510?
CVE-2018-16510 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, published on 5 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. Incorrect exec stack handling in the "CS" and "SC" PDF primitives could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PDFs to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16510?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Artifex Ghostscript, Artifex Gpl Ghostscript, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16510?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-16510 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16510 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Ghostscript
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16510, GHSA-7w4r-gf9m-vhrq, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16510.