VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-9612
The Ins_IP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.46%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Ins_IP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted 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
- 2.46% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- artifex/ghostscript ghostxps · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=98f6da60b9d463c617e631fc254cf6d66f2e8e3c
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99979Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698026Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Third Party Advisory
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=98f6da60b9d463c617e631fc254cf6d66f2e8e3c
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99979Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698026Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.