High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 24, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-6196

Description

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the gx_image_enum_begin function in base/gxipixel.c in Ghostscript before ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document.

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Affected products

Artifex/Ghostscript2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=8452f9238959a4d518af365812bf031fe4d8d4b7
- (no CPE)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96428nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037899nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06nvd

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