CVE-2018-17183
Published: 19 September 2018
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.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 7.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ghostscript Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(9.25~dfsg-1)
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
|
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| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was released [9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1])
|
|
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Patches: Upstream: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=fb713b3818b52d8a6cf62c951eba2e1795ff9624 |
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Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | debian hit a regression with this commit, see debian bug below |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-17183
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3773-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian