CVE-2017-9620

Public Exploit

Description

The xps_select_font_encoding 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, related to the xps_encode_font_char_imp function.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99990 vdb entry third party advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3ee55637480d5e319a5de0481b01c3346855cbc9
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698050 issue tracking exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9620?
CVE-2017-9620 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9620?
To fix CVE-2017-9620, 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-2017-9620 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-9620 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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