UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17961

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17961
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17961.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17961
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2018-10-15T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:02Z
Severity
  • 8.6 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

Affected versions

9.*

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu2
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu3
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu4
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu5
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu7
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu8
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu9
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.1
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.2
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.3
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.4
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.7
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.9
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.10
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.12
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Affected versions

9.*

9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu3
9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu4
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu1
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.4
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.6
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.8
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

Affected versions

9.*

9.21~dfsg+1-0ubuntu3
9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1
9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.1
9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}