VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-17183

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.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.83%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 1.83% probability · 79th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: artifex/ghostscript · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS moved from 3.0% on 21 September 2026 to 1.8% on 27 October 2026.

References

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fb713b3818b52d8a6cf62c951eba2e1795ff9624
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699708Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3773-1/Third Party Advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fb713b3818b52d8a6cf62c951eba2e1795ff9624
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699708Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3773-1/Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.