CVE-2017-8908 — Out-of-bounds Read in Ghostscript

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read8 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 39.81%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Artifex Ghostscript
Timeline
PublishedMay 12
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The mark_line_tr function in gxscanc.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PostScript document.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debianartifex/ghostscript< 9.22~dfsg-1+3

Patches

Patch: bugs.ghostscript.com ↗Patch: bugs.ghostscript.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-wq9w-w8pf-99c8: The mark_line_tr function in gxscanc↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2017-8908: The mark_line_tr function in gxscanc↗2017-05-12
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OSV
CVE-2017-8908: The mark_line_tr function in gxscanc↗2017-05-12
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
ghostscript: Out-of-bounds read in mark_line_tr function↗2017-04-29
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Debian
CVE-2017-8908: ghostscript - The mark_line_tr function in gxscanc.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote...↗2017
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8908 ghostscript: Out-of-bounds read in mark_line_tr function [fedora-all]↗2017-05-16
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8908 ghostscript: Out-of-bounds read in mark_line_tr function↗2017-05-16
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