CVE-2017-6196

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201708-06

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Múltiples vulnerabilidades de uso después de liberación en la función gx_image_enum_begin en base/gxipixel.c en Ghostscript en versiones anteriores a ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283 permiten a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída de aplicación) o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a través de un documento PostScript manipulado.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GPL Ghostscript, the worst of which can resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. Versions less than 9.21 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-02-22 CVE Reserved
2017-02-24 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-28 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-416: Use After Free

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96428	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037899	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697596	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Artifex Search vendor "Artifex"		Afpl Ghostscript Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Afpl Ghostscript"				<= 8452f9238959a4d518af365812bf031fe4d8d4b7 Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Afpl Ghostscript" and version " <= 8452f9238959a4d518af365812bf031fe4d8d4b7"		-		Affected