Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-9618 (CCN-129606)

Assigned:2017-07-25
Published:2017-07-25
Updated:2019-04-18
Summary:The xps_load_sfnt_name function in xps/xpsfont.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted 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
3.3 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
2.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/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): Low
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
1.7 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-9618

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Third Party Advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=3c2aebbedd37fab054e80f2e315de07d7e9b5bdb

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
99993

Source: CCN
Type: BID-99993
Ghostscript GhostXPS CVE-2017-9618 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Ghostscript Bugzilla – Bug 698044
memcpy-param-overlap in xps_load_sfnt_name(xps/xpsfont.c)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698044

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
artifex-ghostscript-cve20179618-dos(129606)

Source: GENTOO
Type: Third Party Advisory
GLSA-201811-12

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2017-9618

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:artifex:ghostscript_ghostxps:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:artifex:ghostscript_ghostxps:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20179618000
    V
    		CVE-2017-9618 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2017-07-26
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20179618000
    V
    		CVE-2017-9618 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-07-26
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201796180000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-9618 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-07-26
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    artifex ghostscript ghostxps 9.21