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Unscored CVE-2017-7948 EUVD-2017-16919GHSA-fj69-j8fg-7wvp

Integer overflow in the mark_curve function in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds…

Published Apr 19, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Integer overflow in the mark_curve function in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 ghostscript 9.22~dfsg-1 —
Debian 13 ghostscript 9.22~dfsg-1 —
Debian 12 ghostscript 9.22~dfsg-1 —

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