CVE-2017-5951

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-5951
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-03 05:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-476 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Artifex Ghostscript 9.20 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3838-1 ghostscript af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201708-06) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Ghostscript CVE-2017-5951 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Bug 697548 – Null pointer dereference in ref_stack_index() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.ghostscript.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500204 Alpine Linux Security Update for ghostscript
  • 503946 Alpine Linux Security Update for ghostscript
  • 671112 EulerOS Security Update for ghostscript (EulerOS-SA-2019-2370)
  • 710373 Gentoo Linux GPL Ghostscript Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201708-06)
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