CVE-2018-17961
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-17961 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-10-15 16:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:54:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-209
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Artifex | Ghostscript | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Ghostscript | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| ghostscript - executeonly Bypass with errorhandler Setup - Linux local Exploit | EXPLOIT-DB | www.exploit-db.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| 699816 – executeonly bypass with errorhandler setup | CONFIRM | bugs.ghostscript.com | Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory |
| USN-3803-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4336-1 ghostscript | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff | git.ghostscript.com | ||
| git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff | CONFIRM | git.ghostscript.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff | CONFIRM | git.ghostscript.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff | CONFIRM | git.ghostscript.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - ghostscript: bypassing executeonly to escape -dSAFER sandbox (CVE-2018-17961) | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| 1682 - ghostscript: executeonly bypass with errorhandler setup - project-zero - Monorail | MISC | bugs.chromium.org | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff | git.ghostscript.com | ||
| git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff | git.ghostscript.com | ||
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1552-1] ghostscript security update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.