CVE-2017-9740

The xps_decode_font_char_imp function in xps/xpsfont.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.

CVSS v3.0

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

1.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 77th percentile

Published

2017-07-26

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698064

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2017-9739
• CVE-2017-9742
• CVE-2017-9732
• CVE-2017-9746
• CVE-2017-9730
• CVE-2017-9747