CVE-2017-11714
Ghostscript PSIForkedOutOfBounds Denial of Service
Description
psi/ztoken.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 mishandles references to the scanner state structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document, related to an out-of-bounds read in the igc_reloc_struct_ptr function in psi/igc.c.
INFO
Published Date :
July 28, 2017, 5:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:38 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-11714.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=671fd59eb657743aa86fbc1895cb15872a317caa | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039233 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698158 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2017-11714 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=671fd59eb657743aa86fbc1895cb15872a317caa [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=671fd59eb657743aa86fbc1895cb15872a317caa -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 17, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039233 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039233 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 25, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 05, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 06, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039233 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=671fd59eb657743aa86fbc1895cb15872a317caa No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=671fd59eb657743aa86fbc1895cb15872a317caa Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698158 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698158 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-11714 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-11714
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.54 }} 0.02%
score
0.74549
percentile