CVE-2017-7207

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-7207
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-21 06:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-01-05 02:31:00 UTC
DescriptionThe mem_get_bits_rectangle function in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted PostScript document.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-476

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Artifex Ghostscript 9.20 All All All
Application Artifex Ghostscript 9.20 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ghostscript CVE-2017-7207 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commit CONFIRM www.ghostscript.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201708-06) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Ghostscript Null Pointer Dereference in mem_get_bits_rectangle() Lets Local Users Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Target Application - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Bug 697676 – Null pointer dereference in mem_get_bits_rectangle() CONFIRM bugs.ghostscript.com Issue Tracking, Patch
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3838-1 ghostscript DEBIAN www.debian.org
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
  • 710373 Gentoo Linux GPL Ghostscript Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201708-06)
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