7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-9619
Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS Denial of Service arbitrary write Vulnerability
Description

The xps_true_callback_glyph_name function in xps/xpsttf.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Violation and application crash) via a crafted file.

INFO

Published Date :

July 26, 2017, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9619 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Artifex ghostscript_ghostxps
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-2017-9619.

URL Resource
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c53183d4e7103e87368b7cfa15367a47d559e323
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99988 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698042 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 Third Party Advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c53183d4e7103e87368b7cfa15367a47d559e323
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99988 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698042 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-9619 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c53183d4e7103e87368b7cfa15367a47d559e323
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99988
    Added Reference https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698042
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
  • 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=c53183d4e7103e87368b7cfa15367a47d559e323 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=c53183d4e7103e87368b7cfa15367a47d559e323
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 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
  • 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]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 07, 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=c53183d4e7103e87368b7cfa15367a47d559e323 No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=c53183d4e7103e87368b7cfa15367a47d559e323 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99988 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99988 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698042 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698042 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript_ghostxps:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The xps_true_callback_glyph_name function in xps/xpsttf.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Violation and application crash) via a crafted file. The xps_true_callback_glyph_name function in xps/xpsttf.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Violation and application crash) via a crafted file.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99988 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.32 }} 0.03%

score

0.70134

percentile

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