CVE-2017-9740
N/A
Published: July 26, 2017 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:28 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGhostscript Ghostxps
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The xps_decode_font_char_imp 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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99983x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698064Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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