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CVE-2017-9835 Details

Description

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.

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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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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cfde94be1d4286bc47633c6e6eaf4e659bd78066	CVE
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697985	CVE	ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99991	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cfde94be1d4286bc47633c6e6eaf4e659bd78066	[email protected]
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697985	[email protected]	ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99991	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-190	Integer Overflow or Wraparound	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
artifex ghostscript	9.21
CPE cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript: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

12 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2019	CWE Remap	[email protected]
Apr 18, 2019	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 25, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 5, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 7, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Jul 30, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]