Denial of Service Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS
CVE-2017-9612

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Artifex
Status
Ghostscript Ghostxps
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 July 2017

What is CVE-2017-9612?

The Ins_IP function in the base/ttinterp.c file of Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 contains a flaw that allows remote attackers to exploit a crafted document. This could lead to a denial of service due to a use-after-free condition, resulting in application crashes and potentially other unknown impacts.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698026
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2017-9612 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS