CVE-2017-9611 — Out-of-bounds Read in Ghostscript

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow10 documents8 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 39.73%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Artifex GhostscriptDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedJul 26
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp.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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debianartifex/ghostscript< 9.22~dfsg-1+3
▶Ubuntuartifex/ghostscript< 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.10+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, 9.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-r9qw-4cq9-x2mm: The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp↗2022-05-13
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OSV
ghostscript vulnerabilities↗2017-08-28
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OSV
CVE-2017-9611: The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp↗2017-07-26
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CVEList
CVE-2017-9611: The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp↗2017-07-26
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Ghostscript vulnerabilities↗2017-08-28
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Red Hat
ghostscript: Heap-buffer over-read in the Ins_MIRP function↗2017-06-12
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Debian
CVE-2017-9611: ghostscript - The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 al...↗2017
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9611 ghostscript: Heap-buffer over-read in the Ins_MIRP function↗2017-07-27
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9610 CVE-2017-9611 CVE-2017-9612 CVE-2017-9618 CVE-2017-9619 CVE-2017-9620 CVE-2017-9726 CVE-2017-9727 CVE-2017-9739 CVE-2017-9740 CVE-2017-9835 ghostscript: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2017-07-27
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