CVE-2017-9740 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the xps_decode_font_char_imp function of Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service or potentially other unspecified impacts by providing a specially crafted document. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) for exploitation, but could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:H/I:H/A:H). Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), and it is not known to be actively exploited. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript_ghostxps: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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