ghostscript: Incorrect exec stack handling in the "CS" and "SC" PDF primitives (699671)
Published Sep 5, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.75%
Description
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. Incorrect exec stack handling in the "CS" and "SC" PDF primitives could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PDFs to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 9.24
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
Configuration 3
- < 9.26
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ghostscript
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ghostscript
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ghostscript
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
ghostscript
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ghostscript | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ghostscript | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ghostscript | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | ghostscript | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of ghostscript as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01745) | 76.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01745) | 74.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00275) | 48.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00474) | 76.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00474) | 74.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00474) | 72.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 66.86th | 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 (11)
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ea735ba37dc0fd5f5622d031830b9a559dec1cc9 x_refsource_MISC
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/27/4 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16510 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699671 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPermissions Required
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1625836 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16510
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3773-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16510
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/332928
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ea735ba37dc0fd5f5622d031830b9a559dec1cc9 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/27/4 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16510 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699671 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPermissions Required | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1625836 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16510 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3773-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16510 | ||
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/332928 |
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