CVE-2018-17961
ghostscript - executeonly Bypass with errorhandler Setup
Severity Score
8.6
*CVSS v3
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
4
*Multiple Sources
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Descriptions
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.
Artifex Ghostscript 9.25 y anteriores permite que los atacantes omitan un mecanismo de protección de sandbox mediante vectores relacionados con la configuración de errorhandler. NOTA: este problema existe debido a una solución incompleta para CVE-2018-17183.
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, which may result in denial of service, disclosure of existence and size of arbitrary files, or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed Postscript file is processed (despite the dSAFER sandbox being enabled).
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Timeline
- 2018-10-03 CVE Reserved
- 2018-10-11 CVE Published
- 2018-10-11 First Exploit
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
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CWE
- CWE-209: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
- CWE-460: Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception
CAPEC
References (14)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a54c9e61e7d0 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a5a9bf8c6a63 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a6807394bd94 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00013.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://packetstorm.news/files/id/149757 | 2018-10-11 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45573 | 2024-08-05 | |
| https://github.com/matlink/CVE-2018-17961 | 2018-11-01 | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/09/4 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1682&desc=2 | 2023-11-07 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3803-1 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4336 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17961 | 2018-12-17 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1642578 | 2018-12-17 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Artifex Search vendor "Artifex" | Ghostscript Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Ghostscript" | < 9.25 Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Ghostscript" and version " < 9.25" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.10" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0" | - |
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