Medium severity6.3NVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-18073
CVE-2018-18073
Description
Artifex Ghostscript allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging exposure of system operators in the saved execution stack in an error object.
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Affected products
49- osv-coords35 versionspkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/opensuse/ghostscript&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&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%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg: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/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204
< 0.2.7-12.4.1+ 34 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (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: < 9.54.0-2.2
- (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: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.8-3.4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (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: < 9.26-3.9.4
- (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: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 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: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=9.25
- (no CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/10/12nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detailnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/149758/Ghostscript-Exposed-System-Operators.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00013.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3803-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4336nvdThird Party Advisory
- git.ghostscript.comnvd
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