CVE-2017-8908

MEDIUM

Ghostscript 9.21 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The mark_line_tr function in gxscanc.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PostScript document.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697810
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98427

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0039
EPSS Percentile 60.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (1)
artifex/ghostscript 9.21
Published May 12, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026