CVE-2018-16863: OS Command Injection

Published Nov 23, 2018
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Updated

It was found that RHSA-2018:2918 did not fully fix CVE-2018-16509. An attacker could possibly exploit another variant of the flaw and bypass the -dSAFER protection to, for example, execute arbitrary shell commands via a specially crafted PostScript document. This only affects ghostscript 9.07 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Other sources

It was found that the fix for CVE-2018-16509 provided in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 was not sufficient.

Red Hat

Affected Software

7 affected components
Artifex Ghostscript=9.07
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus=7.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0

Event History

Nov 23, 2018
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:20 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Dec 3, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-16863?

CVE-2018-16863 is a vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands via a specially crafted PostScript document in Ghostscript version 9.07.

2

How severe is CVE-2018-16863?

CVE-2018-16863 has a severity rating of 7.8 (Critical).

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2018-16863?

Ghostscript version 9.07 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 7.0, 7.6, and 7.6 (Aus, Eus, Tus) are affected by CVE-2018-16863.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2018-16863?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2018-16863 by exploiting another variant of a previously fixed flaw in RHSA-2018:2918 and bypassing the -dSAFER protection in order to execute arbitrary shell commands.

5

How can I fix CVE-2018-16863?

To fix CVE-2018-16863, it is recommended to update to a patched version of Ghostscript and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, as provided by the respective vendors.

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