CVE-2017-9726 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the Ins_MDRP function of Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21, also affecting Debian Linux. This flaw can be triggered remotely via a crafted document, leading to a denial of service and application crash, with potential for further unspecified impact. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), allowing for high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:H/I:H/A:H). Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript_ghostxps:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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