ghostscript: status command permitted with -dSAFER in psi/zfile.c allowing attackers to identify the size and existence of files
Published Jun 1, 2018
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.58%
Description
psi/zfile.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.21rc1 permits the status command even if -dSAFER is used, which might allow remote attackers to determine the existence and size of arbitrary files, a similar issue to CVE-2016-7977.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 9.20
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ghostscript-0:9.25-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2281
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
ghostscript
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ghostscript-0:9.25-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2281 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | ghostscript | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.58% (0.02582) | 84.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.58% (0.02582) | 83.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 51.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00597) | 79.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00597) | 77.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00597) | 75.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00631) | 76.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00508) | 72.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 35.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b60d50b7567369ad856cebe1efb6cd7dd2284219 x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2281 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11645 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697193 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1585914 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11645
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11645
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4336 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b60d50b7567369ad856cebe1efb6cd7dd2284219 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2281 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11645 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697193 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1585914 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11645 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11645 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4336 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
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