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Vulnerability details: VCID-fdw3-dbpz-9yc2
Vulnerability ID VCID-fdw3-dbpz-9yc2
Aliases CVE-2018-18073
Summary Artifex Ghostscript allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging exposure of system operators in the saved execution stack in an error object.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-460 Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-18073.json
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00359 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
epss 0.00366 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
cvssv3 5.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18073
cvssv3.1 6.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18073
archlinux High https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-786
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=34cc326eb2c5695833361887fe0b32e8d987741c
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149758/Ghostscript-Exposed-System-Operators.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-18073.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-18073
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1690
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699927
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://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4336
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/10/12
1642584 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1642584
910758 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=910758
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:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
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-2018-18073 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18073
USN-3803-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3803-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-18073.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:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18073
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:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18073
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 0.57416
EPSS Score 0.00359
Published At July 31, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:30:10.877468+00:00 Alpine Linux Importer Import https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.22/main.json 37.0.0