CVE-2017-9612 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Ins_IP function of Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21, affecting Artifex and Debian Linux distributions. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) can be triggered remotely via a crafted document, leading to a denial of service or potentially other unspecified impacts. While the attack complexity is low, user interaction is required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion 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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