High severity · published Feb 24, 2017
CVE-2017-6196
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the gx_image_enum_begin function in base/gxipixel.c in Ghostscript before ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283 allow remote…
7.8
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AG
Afpl Ghostscript · Artifex
through 8452f9238959a4d518af365812bf031fe4d8d4b7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6196
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6196
git.ghostscript.com
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96428
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037899
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697596
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
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