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CVE-2017-9618

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-9618 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the xps_load_sfnt_name function within Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially other unspecified impacts through a crafted document. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript_ghostxps:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0210 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ghostscript
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ghostscript
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ghostscript

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-9618Low

ghostscript: Buffer overflow in the xps_load_sfnt_name function

Jun 12, 2017

References

git.ghostscript.com
bugs.ghostscript.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201811-12
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99993
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry