Artifex Ghostscript up to 9.23 gssetresolution/gsgetresolution memory corruption
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7.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Artifex Ghostscript up to 9.23 (Document Processing Software). This issue affects the function gssetresolution/gsgetresolution
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, gssetresolution and gsgetresolution allow attackers to have an unspecified impact.
The bug was discovered 08/24/2018. The weakness was published 09/05/2018 by Tavis Ormandy (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at git.ghostscript.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-16543 since 09/05/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117595 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : ghostscript vulnerabilities (USN-3768-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171620 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ghostscript (SUSE-SU-2018:2975-1)).
Upgrading to version 9.24 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (117595) and SecurityFocus (BID 105337†). Similar entries are available at VDB-123342, VDB-123596, VDB-123627 and VDB-123634.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 117595
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : ghostscript vulnerabilities (USN-3768-1)
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Upgrade: Ghostscript 9.24
Patch: 5b5536fa88a9e885032bc0df3852c3439399a5c0
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Vendor: artifex.comAdvisory: USN-3768-1
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-16543 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 105337 - Ghostscript 'psi/interp.c' Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 09/06/2018 02:14 PMUpdated: 05/07/2023 10:08 AM
Changes: 09/06/2018 02:14 PM (77), 03/20/2020 09:40 PM (5), 05/07/2023 10:08 AM (6)
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