Ghostscript CVE-2017-8908 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	98427
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2017-8908
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 12 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	May 23 2017 12:00PM
Credit:	Kamil Frankowicz
Vulnerable:	Redhat OpenShift Enterprise 2 Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 + Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0 + Trustix Secure Linux 2.2 + Trustix Secure Linux 2.1 + Trustix Secure Linux 2.0 Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Artifex Ghostscript 9.21
Not Vulnerable:

Ghostscript CVE-2017-8908 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Ghostscript is prone to a denial of service vulnerability.

An attacker can leverage this issue to cause denial of service condition, denying service to legitimate users.

Ghostscript version 9.21 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Ghostscript CVE-2017-8908 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Ghostscript CVE-2017-8908 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

Ghostscript CVE-2017-8908 Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• [PATCH] Bug 697799: have .rsdparams check its parameters (Ghostscript)
  
• Bug 697799: have .rsdparams check its parameters (Ghostscript)
  
• Ghostscript Homepage (Ghostscript)
  
• Bug 697810 - Out of bounds read in mark_line_tr() (ghostscript)