CVE-2017-6196
Ghostscript Use-After-Free Denial of Service
Description
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the gx_image_enum_begin function in base/gxipixel.c in Ghostscript before ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 24, 2017, 4:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:49 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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CVE-2017-6196 vulnerability over time.
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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%3Bh=ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;h=ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 22, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 25, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037899 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 02, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96428 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 27, 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;h=ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283 No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;h=ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697596 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697596 Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:8452f9238959a4d518af365812bf031fe4d8d4b7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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-2017-6196 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-6196
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.75 }} 0.12%
score
0.78729
percentile