CVE-2017-9611
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CVE-2017-9611 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Artifex | Ghostscript | 9.21 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99975Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698024Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99975Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698024Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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