CVE-2017-5951

medium

Description

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.

References

Advisories
More

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697548

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98665

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-04-03

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H