CVE-2017-7948 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the mark_curve function of Artifex Ghostscript 9.21. This flaw, triggered by a crafted PostScript document, can lead to a denial of service through an out-of-bounds write and application crash, with potential for further unspecified impact. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). Currently, there is no known 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:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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