CVE-2017-9740
The xps_decode_font_char_imp function in xps/xpsfont.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The xps_decode_font_char_imp function in xps/xpsfont.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read 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
- 1.79% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- artifex/ghostscript ghostxps
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=961b10cdd71403072fb99401a45f3bef6ce53626
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99983Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698064Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Third Party Advisory
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=961b10cdd71403072fb99401a45f3bef6ce53626
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99983Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698064Exploit, 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.