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Debian: CVE-2017-8908: ghostscript -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 12, 2017
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

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.

Solution

debian-upgrade-ghostscript
Title
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