Security readout for executives and security teams
A crafted document can crash Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 through a buffer overflow in font-name handling. This mainly creates denial-of-service risk for systems that process untrusted XPS or related documents. The sources also say “possibly unspecified other impact,” but do not prove a higher-impact outcome. Exposure is most likely where GhostXPS or Ghostscript-based document processing accepts untrusted documents, such as upload pipelines, conversion services, print workflows, or desktop document viewers. The provided affected-products metadata is incomplete. Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or automated document-processing services. For isolated desktop use, handle through normal patch management unless business workflows process untrusted documents at scale. Mitigation focus: Check Artifex Ghostscript and distribution guidance for fixed GhostXPS/Ghostscript packages.; Update systems using GhostXPS 9.21 or vulnerable Ghostscript packages where confirmed.; Restrict untrusted document processing until patch status is confirmed..
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- GLSA-201811-12CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698044CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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