CVE-2018-15909
ghostscript: In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-24, a type confusion using the .shfill operator could be used by attackers...
CVE-2018-15909 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by ghostscript 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2, released September 9, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0298
87th percentile
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| ghostscript · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2 | ghostscript 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2 | Sep 9, 2018 |
| ghostscript-x · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2 | ghostscript-x 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2 | Sep 9, 2018 |
| libgs9 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2 | libgs9 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2 | Sep 9, 2018 |
| libgs9-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2 | libgs9-common 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2 | Sep 9, 2018 |