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Vulnerability details: VCID-4xky-56q7-sucx
Vulnerability ID VCID-4xky-56q7-sucx
Aliases CVE-2018-18284
Summary Artifex Ghostscript 9.25 and earlier allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via vectors involving the 1Policy operator.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.3 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-18284.json
epss 0.00458 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
epss 0.00458 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
epss 0.00458 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
epss 0.00458 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
epss 0.00458 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
epss 0.00458 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
epss 0.00458 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
epss 0.00458 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
epss 0.00458 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
epss 0.00458 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
epss 0.00458 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
epss 0.00467 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
epss 0.00467 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
epss 0.00467 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
epss 0.00467 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
epss 0.00467 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
cvssv3 8.1 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18284
cvssv3 8.6 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18284
archlinux High https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-786
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=8d19fdf63f91f50466b08f23e2d93d37a4c5ea0b
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-18284.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18284
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1696
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699963
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-11645
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-17961
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-18073
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-18284
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00013.html
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22141757?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4336
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/16/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107451
1642940 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1642940
911175 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=911175
ASA-201811-3 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201811-3
AVG-786 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-786
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2018-18284 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18284
USN-3803-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3803-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-18284.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18284
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18284
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.63064
EPSS Score 0.00458
Published At Aug. 4, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:28:42.836257+00:00 Alpine Linux Importer Import https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.15/main.json 37.0.0