CVE-2017-6196
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | {"endIncluding":"8452f9238959a4d518af365812bf031fe4d8d4b7"} | |
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96428
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037899
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697596
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6196.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6196
CWEs
CWE-416
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.