CVE-2017-9610
Published: 26 July 2017
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 (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| leosilva | trusty and xenial hasn't xps code so aren't affected zesty and artful aren't affected, xps is not compiled |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ghostscript Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
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| upstream |
Needed
|
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| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(code not compiled)
|
|
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Patches: upstream: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=d2ab84732936b6e7e5a461dc94344902965e9a06 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |