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CVE-2017-7948 Details

Description

Integer 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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=8210a2864372723b49c526e2b102fdc00c9c4699 CVE
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697762 CVEExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=8210a2864372723b49c526e2b102fdc00c9c4699 [email protected]
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697762 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
artifex ghostscript
9.21

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-7948
NVD Published Date:
Apr 19, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-7948 Details - Not Deferred