CVE-2017-9727

The gx_ttfReader__Read function in base/gxttfb.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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-07-26

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected products

• Ghostscript Ghostxps (Artifex)
• Debian Linux (Debian)

References

• http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698056
• http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=937ccd17ac65935633b2ebc06cb7089b91e17e6b
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99999
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12