ghostscript: Artifex Ghostscript before 9.25 allowed a user-writable error exception table, which could be used by remote attacker...
CVE-2018-17183 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by ghostscript 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, released September 18, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| ghostscript · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | ghostscript 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Sep 18, 2018 |
| ghostscript-x · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | ghostscript-x 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Sep 18, 2018 |
| libgs9 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | libgs9 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Sep 18, 2018 |
| libgs9-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | libgs9-common 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Sep 18, 2018 |
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