Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201798350000000
Revision Date:2017-07-26Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-9835 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-9835
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND ghostscript package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7').
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