Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-6196 (CCN-122353)

Assigned:2017-02-23
Published:2017-02-23
Updated:2017-08-22
Summary:Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the gx_image_enum_begin function in base/gxipixel.c in Ghostscript before ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
4.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-416
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-6196

Source: CCN
Type: Ghostscript GIT Repository
Resolve image enumerator ownership on error

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;h=ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
96428

Source: CCN
Type: BID-96428
Ghostscript 'base/gxipixel.c' Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1037899

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697596

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ghostscript-cve20176196-dos(122353)

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201708-06

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2017-6196

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 8452f9238959a4d518af365812bf031fe4d8d4b7)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:artifex:ghostscript:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201761960000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-6196 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-02-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20176196000
    V
    		CVE-2017-6196 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2017-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20176196000
    V
    		CVE-2017-6196 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2017-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20176196000
    V
    		CVE-2017-6196 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-02-23
    BACK
    artifex afpl ghostscript *
    artifex ghostscript -