CVE-2017-8908

Publication date 12 May 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

The mark_line_tr function in gxscanc.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PostScript document.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ghostscript 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Notes

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mark_line_tr() was first introduced in 9.20

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 5.5 · Medium

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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