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CVE-2018-18284

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  • Published2018-10-19

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Description

Artifex Ghostscript 9.25 and earlier allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via vectors involving the 1Policy operator.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-10-1922:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
14.4= 14.04no fix published
16.4= 16.04no fix published
18.4= 18.04no fix published
18.10= 18.10no fix published
Ivanti Connect Secure
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.0≥ 9.0r1, < 9.0r3.49.0r3.4
8.3≥ 8.3r1, < 8.3r7.18.3r7.1
8.2≥ 8.2r1.0, < 8.2r12.18.2r12.1
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0no fix published
9.0= 9.0no fix published

8 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • ghostscriptUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
  • ghostscriptUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
  • ghostscriptUbuntu:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
  • ghostscriptSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7all versions · fixed in 9.26-23.16.1
  • ghostscriptSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 9.26-23.16.1
  • ghostscriptSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3all versions · fixed in 9.26-23.16.1
  • ghostscriptSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 9.26-23.16.1
  • ghostscriptSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3all versions · fixed in 9.26-23.16.1

61 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-18284 Red Hat Product Security98 products fixed · 6 known affected

    ghostscript: 1Policy operator allows a sandbox protection bypass

    ghostscript.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 · ghostscript as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · ghostscript-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · +3 more

  • RHSA-2018:3834 Red Hat Product Security98 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security and bug fix update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2018:3834 · 98 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  2. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2018:3834 · 98 productsPlease refer to the "Mitigation" section of CVE-2018-16509 : https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-16509
  3. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2018-18284 · 6 productsWill not fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-10-19
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-ffjv-4h53-5j44

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18284?

Artifex Ghostscript 9.25 and earlier allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via vectors involving the 1Policy operator.

Is CVE-2018-18284 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-18284 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 16.3% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-18284?

CVE-2018-18284 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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