CVE-2017-9620
ghostscript: Heap-buffer over-read in the xps_select_font_encoding function
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · June 13, 2017
Updated · May 13, 2026
Description
The xps_select_font_encoding function in xps/xpsfont.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document, related to the xps_encode_font_char_imp function.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow