Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2018-17183
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus — versions 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3773-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- git.ghostscript.com/
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00038.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-17183?
- CVE-2018-17183 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-17183?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-17183 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.