Ghostscript GhostXPS CVE-2017-9619 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:99988

CVE-2017-9619 |

Info

Ghostscript GhostXPS CVE-2017-9619 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 99988
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2017-9619
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 26 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 26 2017 12:00AM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.22
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Ghostscript GhostXPS CVE-2017-9619 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Ghostscript GhostXPS is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to adequately bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service condition. Due to the nature of this issue, code execution may be possible but this has not been confirmed.

Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.22 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Ghostscript GhostXPS CVE-2017-9619 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The researcher has created a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

Ghostscript GhostXPS CVE-2017-9619 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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