The mem_get_bits_rectangle function in base/gdevmem.c in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted file.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-ghostscript | Sep 20, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-ghostscript | Apr 20, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-text-ghostscript-gpl | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| Ghostscript | ghostscript-upgrade-latest | Oct 10, 2018 | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-ghostscripthuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-ghostscript-cups | Dec 4, 2019 | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-ghostscripthuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-ghostscript-cups | Dec 18, 2019 | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-ghostscripthuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-ghostscript-cups | Feb 3, 2021 | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 3, 2017 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-ghostscriptsuse-upgrade-ghostscript-develsuse-upgrade-ghostscript-x11 | May 2, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-ghostscriptubuntu-upgrade-ghostscript-xubuntu-upgrade-libgs9ubuntu-upgrade-libgs9-common | May 2, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 |
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