Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-9835
The gs_alloc_ref_array function in psi/ialloc.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document. This is related to a lack of an integer overflow check in base/gsalloc.c.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.004
EPSS Ranking 57.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 6.8
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cfde94be1d4286bc47633c6e6eaf4e659bd78066
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99991
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697985
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cfde94be1d4286bc47633c6e6eaf4e659bd78066
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99991
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697985
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
Products affected by CVE-2017-9835
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cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.21
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0