CVE-2017-7948
Publication date 19 April 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Integer overflow in the mark_curve function in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ghostscript | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.8 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H