7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-9727
Ghostscript GhostXPS Heap Buffer Over-Read Vulnerability
Description

The gx_ttfReader__Read function in base/gxttfb.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.

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-2017-9727 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 Debian debian_linux
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-2017-9727.

URL Resource
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698056 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=937ccd17ac65935633b2ebc06cb7089b91e17e6b
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99999 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698056 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=937ccd17ac65935633b2ebc06cb7089b91e17e6b
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99999 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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-2017-9727 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://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698056
    Added Reference http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=937ccd17ac65935633b2ebc06cb7089b91e17e6b
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99999
    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=937ccd17ac65935633b2ebc06cb7089b91e17e6b [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=937ccd17ac65935633b2ebc06cb7089b91e17e6b
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-125
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99999 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99999 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    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
    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]

    Oct. 06, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99999 [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://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698056 No Types Assigned http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698056 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=937ccd17ac65935633b2ebc06cb7089b91e17e6b No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=937ccd17ac65935633b2ebc06cb7089b91e17e6b 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 gx_ttfReader__Read function in base/gxttfb.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.22 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. The gx_ttfReader__Read function in base/gxttfb.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.
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-9727 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-2017-9727 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.66 }} 0.08%

score

0.79444

percentile

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