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CVE-2018-16513

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-16513 is a type confusion vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript versions prior to 9.24, also affecting Canonical, Debian, and PulseSecure distributions. Attackers can exploit this by providing specially crafted PostScript files, leading to interpreter crashes or potentially other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 9.24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0150 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-16513Important

ghostscript: setcolor missing type check (699655)

Aug 21, 2018

References

git.ghostscript.com
bugs.ghostscript.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
kb.pulsesecure.net / articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201811-12
Third Party Advisory
support.f5.com / csp/article/K22141757
usn.ubuntu.com / 3768-1
Third Party Advisory
artifex.com / news/ghostscript-security-resolved
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4288
Third Party Advisory