CVE-2018-17183

Description

Artifex Ghostscript before 9.25 allowed a user-writable error exception table, which could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to potentially overwrite or replace error handlers to inject code.

CVSS Metrics

• v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
• v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.35%• Percentile: 58%

Affected Systems

• Unknown•Ghostscript

  < 9.25

• canonical•ubuntu_linux

  14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04

• debian•debian_linux

  8.0

• redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

  7.0

• redhat•enterprise_linux_server

  7.0

• redhat•enterprise_linux_server_aus

  7.6

• redhat•enterprise_linux_server_eus

  7.6

• redhat•enterprise_linux_server_tus

  7.6

• redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation

  7.0

References (5)

• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3773-1/
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834
• http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fb713b3818b52d8a6cf62c951eba2e1795ff9624
• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699708
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00038.html