CVE-2018-15910

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-08-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-704

Description

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the LockDistillerParams parameter to crash the interpreter or execute code.

Affected products

Artifex Ghostscript: before 9.24 — fixed in 9.24
Artifex Gpl Ghostscript: before 9.26 — fixed in 9.26
Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
Debian Linux: 8.0, 9.0
Ivanti Connect Secure (Pulse Secure): from 8.2r1.0 before 8.2r12.1; from 8.3r1 before 8.3r7.1; from 9.0r1 before 9.0r3.4 — fixed in 8.2r12.1, 8.3r7.1, 9.0r3.4
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 7.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 7.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Eus: 7.5
RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Artifex Ghostscript 9.24; Artifex Gpl Ghostscript 9.26; Ivanti Connect Secure (Pulse Secure) 8.2r12.1, 8.3r7.1, 9.0r3.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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