CVE-2017-15652

Public Exploit

Description

Artifex Ghostscript 9.22 is affected by: Obtain Information. The impact is: obtain sensitive information. The component is: affected source code file, affected function, affected executable, affected libga (imagemagick used that). The attack vector is: Someone must open a postscript file though ghostscript. Because of imagemagick also use libga, so it was affected as well.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory ghostscript.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698676 exploit patch vendor advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2fc463d0e
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108463 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15652?
CVE-2017-15652 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-15652?
To fix CVE-2017-15652, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-15652 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-15652 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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