In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files…
Priority LOW 37CWE-704Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-704 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the setcolor function to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01501 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.24 | Vulnerable | Artifex |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 14.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 16.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.26 | Vulnerable | Artifex |
| cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.2r1.0 to before 8.2r12.1; 8.3r1 to before 8.3r7.1; 9.0r1 to before 9.0r3.4 | Vulnerable | Pulse Secure |
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.24 Vulnerable ·Artifex
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.26 Vulnerable ·Artifex
- cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2r1.0 to before 8.2r12.1; 8.3r1 to before 8.3r7.1; 9.0r1 to before 9.0r3.4 Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 14 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16513
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-42x9-hxm2-mxpx
References
Patch 2
Advisory 5
Sources
- CVE-2018-16513 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16513 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-42x9-hxm2-mxpx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-16513 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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