CVE-2017-9739 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the Ins_JMPR function of Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21, affecting Artifex and Debian Ghostscript distributions. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) can be triggered by a crafted document, leading to a denial of service or potentially other unspecified impacts. While the attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) makes it significant. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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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