Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-9740 affects Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 when it processes a maliciously crafted document. The documented impact is application crash from a heap-based buffer over-read, causing denial of service. The source also says unspecified other impact is possible, but does not define it. Exposure is most likely where GhostXPS or Ghostscript 9.21 processes untrusted XPS or similar document content, especially automated conversion, preview, indexing, or upload pipelines. Address in normal vulnerability maintenance unless the organization processes untrusted documents at scale. Prioritize faster for document upload, conversion, or preview services because crashes can affect availability. Mitigation focus: Check vendor and distribution guidance for the fixed Ghostscript/GhostXPS package.; Prioritize updates on systems processing untrusted documents.; Restrict or sandbox automated XPS/document rendering services..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GLSA-201811-12CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698064CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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