CVE-2018-17183

7.8HIGH

Key Information

Vendor: Debian
Status: Debian Linux; Ubuntu Linux; Ghostscript
Vendor: CVE Published:; 19 September 2018

Summary

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.

EPSS Score

1% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:

7.8

Severity:

HIGH

Confidentiality:

High

Integrity:

High

Availability:

High

Attack Vector:

Local

Attack Complexity:

Low

Privileges Required:

None

User Interaction:

Required

Scope:

Unchanged

Timeline

Vulnerability published.
Sep 19, 2018
Vulnerability Reserved.
Sep 19, 2018

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