CVE-2017-5951 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript 9.20, specifically within the mem_get_bits_rectangle function. An attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and application crash by providing a specially crafted file. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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