CVE-2017-7948

ghostscript: Integer overflow in the mark_curve function

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · April 18, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

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.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of ghostscript as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7. This issue did not affect the versions of ghostscript as shipped with OpenShift Enterprise 2.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound