CVE-2017-9740

The xps_decode_font_char_imp function in xps/xpsfont.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.

• CWE-125

• http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=961b10cdd71403072fb99401a45f3bef6ce53626
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99983Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698064Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Third Party Advisory
• http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=961b10cdd71403072fb99401a45f3bef6ce53626
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99983Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698064Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Third Party Advisory

Published

Jul 26, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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