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CVE-2017-9727 Details

Description

The gx_ttfReader__Read function in base/gxttfb.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.

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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://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698056 CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=937ccd17ac65935633b2ebc06cb7089b91e17e6b CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99999 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
artifex ghostscript ghostxps
9.21

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0
9.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-9727
NVD Published Date:
Jul 26, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-9727 Details - Not Deferred