Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2018· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2018-17961
CVE-2018-17961
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.
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Affected products
36- Range: <=9.25
- osv-coords35 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ghostscript&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207
< 9.54.0-2.2+ 34 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.54.0-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-3.9.4
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.8-3.4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45573/mitreexploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- usn.ubuntu.com/3803-1/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4336mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- git.ghostscript.commitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- git.ghostscript.commitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- git.ghostscript.commitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/09/4mitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detailmitrex_refsource_MISC
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00013.htmlmitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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