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ALPINE-CVE-2018-17961
ALPINE-CVE-2018-17961
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.600000381469727 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published October 15, 2018
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.15 | 9.25-r1 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.11 | 9.25-r1 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.6 | 9.25-r1 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.21 | 9.25-r1 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.14 | 9.25-r1 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.20 | 9.25-r1 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.23 | 9.25-r1 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.19 | 9.25-r1 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.10 | 9.25-r1 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.17 | 9.25-r1 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.22 | 9.25-r1 |
| ghostscript | Alpine:v3.16 | 9.25-r1 |
7 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
8.600000381469727
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.15 | ghostscript | 9.00-r2, 0, 9.20-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | ghostscript | 0, 9.06-r2, 9.21-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | ghostscript | 0, 8.64-r0, 8.71-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ghostscript | 9.25-r0, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | ghostscript | 8.71-r4, 8.71-r3, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ghostscript | 0, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ghostscript | 9.21-r1, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | ghostscript | 9.05-r0, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | ghostscript | 9.19-r0, 9.20-r0, 9.19-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ghostscript | 0, 8.64-r0, 8.71-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ghostscript | 0, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | ghostscript | 9.25-r0, 9.05-r0, 9.00-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | ghostscript | 9.18-r0, 0, 8.71-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | ghostscript | 8.70-r0, 9.21-r2, 9.25-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | ghostscript | 8.71-r3, 9.18-r0, 9.05-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | ghostscript | 9.16-r1, 9.07-r0, 9.20-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | ghostscript | 9.06-r1, 8.70-r0, 8.71-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | ghostscript | 9.19-r0, 9.00-r1, 9.25-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | ghostscript | 8.70-r0, 9.21-r1, 9.16-r2 |
Timeline
- Oct 15, 2018 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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