UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16539

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16539
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16539.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16539
Related
Published
2018-09-05T00:00:00Z
Modified
2018-09-05T00:00:00Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use incorrect access checking in temp file handling to disclose contents of files on the system otherwise not readable.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13

Affected versions

9.*

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu2
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu3
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu4
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu5
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu7
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu8
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu9
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.1
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.2
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.3
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.4
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.7
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.9
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.10
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.12

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9

Affected versions

9.*

9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu3
9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu4
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu1
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.4
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.6
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

9.*

9.21~dfsg+1-0ubuntu3
9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1
9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ]
}