Artifex Ghostscript < 9.26 PostScript Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 119240

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a library that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Artifex Ghostscript installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 9.26. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Solution

Update to 9.26.

See Also

https://ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm

http://www.nessus.org/u?3d10a2fe

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 119240

File Name: ghostscript_9_26.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/28/2018

Updated: 7/18/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-19409

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript, cpe:/a:artifex:ghostscript

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Ghostscript

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/20/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/20/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-19134, CVE-2018-19409, CVE-2018-19475, CVE-2018-19476, CVE-2018-19477, CVE-2018-19478

BID: 105990