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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2018-16540

Change History

Initial Analysis by NIST 10/25/2018 8:54:01 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CPE Configuration

								
							
							
						
OR
     *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.24
Added CPE Configuration

								
							
							
						
OR
     *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added CVSS V2

								
							
							
						
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added CVSS V2 Metadata

								
							
							
						
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Added CVSS V3

								
							
							
						
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added CWE

								
							
							
						
CWE-416
Changed Reference Type
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=c432131c3fdb2143e148e8ba88555f7f7a63b25e No Types Assigned
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=c432131c3fdb2143e148e8ba88555f7f7a63b25e Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed Reference Type
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699661 No Types Assigned
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699661 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
Changed Reference Type
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html No Types Assigned
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed Reference Type
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/ No Types Assigned
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/ Third Party Advisory
Changed Reference Type
https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/ No Types Assigned
https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed Reference Type
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288 No Types Assigned
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288 Third Party Advisory