CVE-2017-7948
Integer overflow in the mark_curve function in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer overflow in the mark_curve function in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document.
- 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
- 1.62% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- artifex/ghostscript
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=8210a2864372723b49c526e2b102fdc00c9c4699
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697762Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Third Party Advisory
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=8210a2864372723b49c526e2b102fdc00c9c4699
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697762Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.