#VU15375 Code Injection in Ghostscript - CVE-2018-17183

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#VU15375 Code Injection in Ghostscript - CVE-2018-17183

Published: October 16, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15375
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17183
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ghostscript
Software vendor:
Artifex Software, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application allowed a user-writable error exception table. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted PostScript file to overwrite error handlers and inject arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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