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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
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| mdeslaur | debian hit a regression with this commit, see debian bug below |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
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ghostscript Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
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| trusty |
Released
(9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
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| upstream |
Released
(9.25~dfsg-1)
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| xenial |
Released
(9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
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Patches: upstream: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=fb713b3818b52d8a6cf62c951eba2e1795ff9624 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |