CVE-2018-17961
Publication date 15 October 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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ghostscript | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
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Patch details
Package | Patch details |
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ghostscript |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 8.6 · High |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3803-1
- Ghostscript vulnerabilities
- 30 October 2018