Vulnerability CVE-2017-5951
Published: 2017-04-03

Description:
The mem_get_bits_rectangle function in base/gdevmem.c in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted file.

Type:

CWE-476

 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Artifex -> Ghostscript 

 References:
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98665
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697548
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
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