CVE-2018-17961
8.6HIGH
Key Information
- Vendor
- Artifex
- Status
- Ghostscript
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 15 October 2018
Badges
👾 Exploit Exists🔴 Public PoC
Summary
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.
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.
CVSS V3.1
Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed
Timeline
- 👾
Exploit exists.
Vulnerability published.
Vulnerability Reserved.
Collectors
NVD DatabaseMitre Database1 Proof of Concept(s)