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CVE-2018-15909

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (11)

Artifex — GhostscriptArtifex — GPL GhostscriptCanonical — Ubuntu LinuxDebian — Debian LinuxPulsesecure — Pulse Connect SecureRedhat — Enterprise Linux DesktopRedhat — Enterprise Linux ServerRedhat — Enterprise Linux Server AUSRedhat — Enterprise Linux Server EUSRedhat — Enterprise Linux Server TUSRedhat — Enterprise Linux Workstation

CWEs

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