CVE-2018-17961

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2018-10-10
CWE:
CWE-460
Bugzilla:
1642578: CVE-2018-17961 ghostscript: saved execution stacks can leak operator arrays (incomplete fix for CVE-2018-17183)

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2018-17961 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 7.5
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ghostscript Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ghostscript Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ghostscript Under investigation

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