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Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-7207: NULL Pointer Dereference

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Published

Mar 21, 2017

Added

Sep 20, 2017

Modified

Jun 18, 2026

Description

The mem_get_bits_rectangle function in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted PostScript document.

Solution

alpine-linux-upgrade-ghostscript

References

CVE-2017-7207
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-7207
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-7207
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-16243
CWE-476
EUVD-EUVD-2017-16243

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