The gx_ttfReader__Read function in base/gxttfb.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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | alpine-linux-upgrade-ghostscript | Oct 12, 2017 | Jul 26, 2017 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-ghostscript | Sep 30, 2017 | Jul 26, 2017 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-text-ghostscript-gpl | Nov 26, 2018 | Jul 26, 2017 | |
| Ghostscript | ghostscript-upgrade-9_22 | Oct 10, 2018 | Jul 26, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-ghostscripthuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-ghostscript-cups | Sep 16, 2021 | Jul 26, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-ghostscripthuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-ghostscript-cups | Apr 30, 2021 | Jul 26, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-ghostscripthuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-ghostscript-cups | Feb 3, 2021 | Jul 26, 2017 | |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-ghostscriptsuse-upgrade-ghostscript-develsuse-upgrade-ghostscript-fonts-othersuse-upgrade-ghostscript-fonts-russuse-upgrade-ghostscript-fonts-stdsuse-upgrade-ghostscript-ijs-develsuse-upgrade-ghostscript-librarysuse-upgrade-ghostscript-omnisuse-upgrade-ghostscript-x11suse-upgrade-libgimpprintsuse-upgrade-libgimpprint-devel | Feb 10, 2018 | Jul 26, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-ghostscriptubuntu-upgrade-ghostscript-xubuntu-upgrade-libgs9ubuntu-upgrade-libgs9-common | Aug 28, 2017 | Jul 26, 2017 |
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