CVE-2017-9727

high

Description

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.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99999

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=937ccd17ac65935633b2ebc06cb7089b91e17e6b

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-07-26

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High