CVE-2017-5951

The mem_get_bits_rectangle function in base/gdevmem.c in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted file.

Score

CVSS 3.0 5.5 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-04-03

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected products

• Ghostscript (Artifex)

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98665
• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697548
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06