CVE-2017-9610

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-9610
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-26 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:50:00 UTC
DescriptionThe xps_load_sfnt_name function in xps/xpsfont.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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
698025 – heap-buffer-overflow in xps_load_sfnt_name(xps/xpsfont.c) CONFIRM bugs.ghostscript.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-12) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commit git.ghostscript.com
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commit CONFIRM git.ghostscript.com Third Party 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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