CVE-2018-17961

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.6
Exploit probability—
ProductArtifex Ghostscript
PublishedOct 15, 2018
First seenOct 15, 2018

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
artifex ghostscriptv < 9.259.25
debian debian_linux8.0, 9.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10—
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation7.0—

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