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BDU:2018-01519 (CVE-2018-17961)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2018-12-20 – Updated: 2024-09-30 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Exploit publicly available Fixed

Title

Уязвимость компонента Sandbox Protection Mechanism набора программного обеспечения для обработки, преобразования и генерации документов Ghostscript, позволяющая нарушителю обойти защитный механизм песочницы и выполнить произвольный код

Summary

Уязвимость компонента Sandbox Protection Mechanism набора программного обеспечения для обработки, преобразования и генерации документов Ghostscript связана с недостаточным контролем доступа. Эксплуатация уязвимости может позволить нарушителю, действующему локально, обойти защитный механизм песочницы и выполнить произвольный код

Severity

6.9 (Medium) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

8.6 (High) CVSS 3.0


                      
                        CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Class

Code vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Authorization bypass

Incidents

Being clarified

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-284 - Неправильный контроль доступа

Aliases

CVE-2018-17961, DSA-4336, EXPLOIT, DATABASE, ID:45573

References

9 references

URL
https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2018-17961/
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=a54c9e61e7d0
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=a5a9bf8c6a63
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=a6807394bd94
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/09/4
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1682&desc=2
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699816
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45573/
https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20220829SE16

Impacted products

4 products from 4 vendors

Vendors

Canonical Ltd., Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, Artifex Software Inc., ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»

Products

Ubuntu, Debian GNU/Linux, Ghostscript, Astra Linux Special Edition (запись в едином реестре российских программ №369)

Versions

14.04 LTS (Ubuntu), 16.04 LTS (Ubuntu), 9 (Debian GNU/Linux), 18.04 LTS (Ubuntu), 18.10 (Ubuntu), до 9.25 включительно (Ghostscript), 1.6 «Смоленск» (Astra Linux Special Edition), 8 (Debian GNU/Linux)

Product types

Operating system, Application software

Platforms

ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special Edition 1.6 «Смоленск» (запись в едином реестре российских программ №369)

Mitigations

Обновлене программного обеспечения Ghostscript до более поздних версий; Для Ubuntu использование рекомендаций: https://usn.ubuntu.com/3803-1/ Для ОС Astra Linux 1.6 «Смоленск»: обновить пакет ghostscript до 9.25~dfsg-0+deb9u1 или более высокой версии, используя рекомендации производителя: https://wiki.astralinux.ru/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=44892734

Credits

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{
  "CVSS 2.0": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
  "CVSS 3.0": "AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "CVSS 4.0": null,
  "remediation_\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": null,
  "remediation_\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435": null,
  "\u0412\u0435\u043d\u0434\u043e\u0440 \u041f\u041e": "Canonical Ltd., \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f, Artifex Software Inc., \u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0411\u0418\u0422\u0435\u0445-\u0410\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u00bb",
  "\u0412\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u044f \u041f\u041e": "14.04 LTS (Ubuntu), 16.04 LTS (Ubuntu), 9 (Debian GNU/Linux), 18.04 LTS (Ubuntu), 18.10 (Ubuntu), \u0434\u043e 9.25 \u0432\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e (Ghostscript), 1.6 \u00ab\u0421\u043c\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u043a\u00bb (Astra Linux Special Edition), 8 (Debian GNU/Linux)",
  "\u0412\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0440\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Ghostscript \u0434\u043e \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0439;\n\u0414\u043b\u044f Ubuntu \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439:  https://usn.ubuntu.com/3803-1/\n\n\u0414\u043b\u044f \u041e\u0421 Astra Linux 1.6 \u00ab\u0421\u043c\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u043a\u00bb:\n\u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442 ghostscript \u0434\u043e 9.25~dfsg-0+deb9u1 \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0435 \u0432\u044b\u0441\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0438, \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u0443\u044f \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f: https://wiki.astralinux.ru/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=44892734",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "28.09.2018",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "30.09.2024",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "20.12.2018",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": "BDU:2018-01519",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c \u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "CVE-2018-17961, DSA-4336, Exploit Database ID:45573",
  "\u0418\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430",
  "\u041a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041f\u041e": "Ubuntu, Debian GNU/Linux, Ghostscript, Astra Linux Special Edition (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u2116369)",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041e\u0421 \u0438 \u0442\u0438\u043f \u0430\u043f\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b": "\u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0411\u0418\u0422\u0435\u0445-\u0410\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u00bb Astra Linux Special Edition 1.6 \u00ab\u0421\u043c\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u043a\u00bb  (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u2116369)",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430 Sandbox Protection Mechanism \u043d\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0438, \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0438 \u0433\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0434\u043e\u043a\u0443\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432 Ghostscript, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u043e\u0431\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0438 \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043c\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0437\u043c \u043f\u0435\u0441\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044b \u0438 \u0432\u044b\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u0434",
  "\u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0430": "\u0421\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u0432 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0435",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "\u041d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043b\u044c \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0430 (CWE-284)",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430 Sandbox Protection Mechanism \u043d\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0438, \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0438 \u0433\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0434\u043e\u043a\u0443\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432 Ghostscript \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0441 \u043d\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u043c \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043c \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0430. \u042d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e, \u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u043b\u043e\u043a\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e, \u043e\u0431\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0438 \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043c\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0437\u043c \u043f\u0435\u0441\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044b \u0438 \u0432\u044b\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u0434",
  "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": null,
  "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f": "-",
  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "\u041d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438",
  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2018-17961/\nhttp://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=a54c9e61e7d0\nhttp://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=a5a9bf8c6a63\nhttp://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=a6807394bd94\nhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/09/4\nhttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1682\u0026desc=2\nhttps://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699816\nhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45573/\nhttps://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20220829SE16",
  "\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u041f\u041e": "\u041e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430, \u041f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u041f\u041e \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "CWE-284",
  "\u0423\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 2.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 6,9)\n\u0412\u044b\u0441\u043e\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 3.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 8,6)"
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CVE-2018-17961 (GCVE-0-2018-17961)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-10-15 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 11:01

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

11 references

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http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=co…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/09/4	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=co…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699816	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=co…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3803-1/	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4336	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45573/	exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/d…	x_refsource_MISC

Date Public

2018-10-09 00:00

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