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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade ghostscript | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 26, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-text/ghostscript-gpl. | Nov 26, 2018 | Jul 26, 2017 |
| Ghostscript | — | Upgrade to Ghostscript version 9.22 | Oct 10, 2018 | Jul 26, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 13, 2017 |
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