CVE-2017-7948

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-7948
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-19 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:50:00 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the mark_curve function in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 All All All
Application Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commit CONFIRM git.ghostscript.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commit git.ghostscript.com
GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-12) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Bug 697762 – Out of bounds write in mark_line_tr() CONFIRM bugs.ghostscript.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710304 Gentoo Linux GPL Ghostscript Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-12)
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