# CVE-2018-11645: psi/zfile.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.21rc1 permits the status command even if -dSAFER is used, which might allow remote attackers to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-06-01 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b60d50b7567369ad856cebe1efb6cd7dd2284219
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697193
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4336
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2281

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