Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 21, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-7207
CVE-2017-7207
Description
The mem_get_bits_rectangle function in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted PostScript document.
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Affected products
16- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords15 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ghostscript&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript-library&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript-library&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript-library&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4
< 9.54.0-2.2+ 14 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.54.0-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.62-32.47.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.62-32.47.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.62-32.47.7.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96995nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039071nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2180nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06nvd
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