CVE-2017-9618

The xps_load_sfnt_name function in xps/xpsfont.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c2aebbedd37fab054e80f2e315de07d7e9b5bdb
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99993	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698044	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript_ghostxps:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:50

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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Information

Published : 2017-07-26 19:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2017-9618

Mitre link : CVE-2017-9618

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-9618

JSON object : View

Products Affected

artifex

ghostscript_ghostxps

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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