high7.8
CVE-2017-9835
The gs_alloc_ref_array function in psi/ialloc.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow an…
Impact
The gs_alloc_ref_array function in psi/ialloc.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document. This is related to a lack of an integer overflow check in base/gsalloc.c.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Artifex | Ghostscript | Version 9.21 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cfde94be1d4286bc47633c6e6eaf4e659bd78066
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99991
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697985
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cfde94be1d4286bc47633c6e6eaf4e659bd78066
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99991
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697985
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12