CVE-2018-16543: High severity Artifex Ghostscript vulnerability

Published Sep 5, 2018
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Updated

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, gssetresolution and gsgetresolution allow attackers to have an unspecified impact.

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
Artifex Ghostscript<9.24
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
debian/ghostscript
9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u79.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u1110.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u810.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u110.06.0~dfsg-3

Event History

Sep 5, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·04:13 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·04:13 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via Debian·04:13 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-16543?

CVE-2018-16543 is a vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24 that allows attackers to have an unspecified impact.

2

How does CVE-2018-16543 affect Artifex Ghostscript?

CVE-2018-16543 affects Artifex Ghostscript versions before 9.24.

3

How does CVE-2018-16543 affect Ubuntu Linux?

CVE-2018-16543 affects Canonical Ubuntu Linux versions 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04.

4

How does CVE-2018-16543 affect Debian Linux?

CVE-2018-16543 affects Debian Debian Linux versions 8.0 and 9.0.

5

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16543?

CVE-2018-16543 has a severity rating of 7.8 (High).

6

Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-16543?

You can find more information about CVE-2018-16543 at the following references: [http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=5b5536fa88a9e885032bc0df3852c3439399a5c0](http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=5b5536fa88a9e885032bc0df3852c3439399a5c0), [https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699670](https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699670), [https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288](https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288).

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