CVE-2018-17183
Ghostscript remotely executable code injection vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 19, 2018, 3:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:54 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-17183 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-17183.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fb713b3818b52d8a6cf62c951eba2e1795ff9624 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699708 | Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00038.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3773-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-17183 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fb713b3818b52d8a6cf62c951eba2e1795ff9624 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=fb713b3818b52d8a6cf62c951eba2e1795ff9624 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-20 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 11, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 18, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 19, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3773-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3773-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=fb713b3818b52d8a6cf62c951eba2e1795ff9624 No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=fb713b3818b52d8a6cf62c951eba2e1795ff9624 Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699708 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699708 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00038.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00038.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.25 *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3773-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 01, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00038.html [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-17183 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-17183
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Exploit Prediction
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0.96 }} 0.28%
score
0.83611
percentile