CVE-2017-7948

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2017-04-18
CWE:
CWE-190
Bugzilla:
1444944: CVE-2017-7948 ghostscript: Integer overflow in the mark_curve function

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2017-7948 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of ghostscript as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7. This issue did not affect the versions of ghostscript as shipped with OpenShift Enterprise 2.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.5
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 ghostscript Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ghostscript Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ghostscript Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ghostscript Not affected

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