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CVE-2017-9618

high

Description

The xps_load_sfnt_name function in xps/xpsfont.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99993

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c2aebbedd37fab054e80f2e315de07d7e9b5bdb

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-07-26

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00234