CVE-2018-15908 describes a critical vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 (and earlier versions before August 23, 2018), impacting various distributions including Canonical, Debian, and Red Hat. This flaw allows attackers to bypass .tempfile restrictions using malicious PostScript files, enabling arbitrary file writing. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the vulnerability's severity warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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