Name: CVE-2017-8908: Out-of-bounds Read
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-8908, CWE-125, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00391

The mark_line_tr function in gxscanc.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PostScript document.

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
Debian	—	Upgrade ghostscript	Jul 30, 2024	May 12, 2017
Ghostscript	—	Upgrade to Ghostscript version 9.22	Oct 10, 2018	May 12, 2017
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Apr 29, 2017

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CVSS Details

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