Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2017-9620CVE-2017-9620
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
69.2%
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.
Bugs
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| seth-arnold | Doublecheck if this breaks ABI (might be harmless) |
| leosilva | trusty and xenial hasn’t xps code, so aren’t affected zesty and artful aren’t affected, xps code is not compiled |
Related
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
69.2%