Security readout for executives and security teams
A crafted document can crash Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 by triggering a heap buffer over-read in TrueType instruction handling. Business impact is most relevant where GhostXPS processes untrusted documents, such as upload, conversion, preview, or print workflows. Exposure is most likely in servers, desktops, or automated pipelines that use GhostXPS or Ghostscript-derived tooling to parse externally supplied documents. The bundle does not identify broader affected versions beyond GhostXPS 9.21. Treat this as a targeted remediation item for document-processing environments, not an organization-wide emergency based on current evidence. Systems handling untrusted documents should be reviewed and patched first because a crash can disrupt business workflows. Mitigation focus: Identify systems running Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21.; Check Artifex, Debian, Gentoo, or OS vendor guidance for fixed packages.; Prioritize systems processing untrusted user-supplied documents..
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- GLSA-201811-12CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698063CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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