CVE-2017-11714: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2017-11714: psi/ztoken.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 mishandles references to the scanner state structure, which allows...

psi/ztoken.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 mishandles references to the scanner state structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document, related to an out-of-bounds read in the igc_reloc_struct_ptr function in psi/igc.c.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 5, 2024, 18:19 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

A crafted PostScript document can crash Ghostscript 9.21, and the CVE notes possible unspecified additional impact. Organizations are mainly exposed where Ghostscript processes untrusted documents in automated workflows, uploads, or user workstations. Exposure is most likely on systems running Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 that process untrusted PostScript documents, especially server-side conversion or document-ingestion paths. Prioritize remediation where Ghostscript processes external documents automatically. The known impact is service disruption, but the CVE leaves additional impact unspecified, so internet-facing conversion workflows should not wait. Mitigation focus: Identify Ghostscript installations and versions in document-processing paths.; Apply vendor security updates from Artifex, Debian, Gentoo, or your operating-system vendor.; Avoid processing untrusted PostScript with vulnerable Ghostscript versions..

Prepared: Jun 13, 2026, 04:25 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Jul 28, 2017, 05:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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GLSA-201811-12CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698158CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM

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