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CVE-2018-17961
Artifex Ghostscript 9.25 and earlier allows attackers to bypass a...
Vulnerability Description
Artifex Ghostscript 9.25 and earlier allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via vectors involving errorhandler setup. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-17183.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a5a9bf8c6a63
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/09/4
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a6807394bd94
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699816
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a54c9e61e7d0
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3803-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4336
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00013.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45573/
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1682&desc=2
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
ghostscript, debian linux, ubuntu linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0, 9.0, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10, 7.0, 7.6
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 15th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.