High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 19, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-7948
CVE-2017-7948
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.
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Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12nvdThird Party Advisory
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