CVE-2018-15908
High
CVE-2018-15908
In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-23, attackers are able to supply malicious PostScript files to bypass .tempfile restrictions and write files.
Exploit probability
1.9%
Published
August 27, 2018
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2018-15908
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In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-23, attackers are able to supply malicious PostScript files to bypass .tempfile restrictions and write files.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0d3901189f245232f0161addf215d7268c4d05a3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3650
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/332928