CVE-2018-17961

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 12
Modified
Published: 15 Oct 2018, 16:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 11:01

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
47/100
CVSS Score
8.6 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
10.5% MEDIUM
11% probability -0.82%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
2 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

15 Oct 2018, 16:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 11:01
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 8.6CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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: 10.50%• Percentile: 93%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-209•Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

    The product generates an error message that includes sensitive information about its environment, users, or associated data.

Affected Systems

  • Unknown•Ghostscript

    < 9.25

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04 | 18.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0 | 9.0

  • 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 (11)