VDB
ALPINE-CVE-2018-17961
ALPINE-CVE-2018-17961
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.600000381469727 HIGH
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.0
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 | 9.24-r0, 9.22-r0, 9.21-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | ghostscript | 0, 9.25-r0, 9.24-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | ghostscript | 0, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ghostscript | 9.06-r3, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | ghostscript | 9.25-r0, 9.24-r0, 9.22-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ghostscript | 0, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ghostscript | 8.71-r2, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | ghostscript | 9.25-r0, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | ghostscript | 9.24-r0, 9.22-r0, 9.21-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ghostscript | 0, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ghostscript | 0, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | ghostscript | 9.25-r0, 9.24-r0, 9.22-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | ghostscript | 9.20-r1, 9.20-r1, 9.21-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | ghostscript | 9.05-r1, 9.06-r0, 9.06-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | ghostscript | 9.00-r2, 9.25-r0, 9.24-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | ghostscript | 9.25-r0, 9.24-r0, 9.22-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | ghostscript | 9.04-r0, 8.70-r0, 8.71-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | ghostscript | 9.25-r0, 9.24-r0, 9.22-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | ghostscript | 8.64-r0, 9.25-r0, 9.24-r0 |
Timeline
- Oct 15, 2018 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch