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    CVE-2017-7948

    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.

    Published:Apr 18, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Apr 19, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00226
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Artifex
    Product
    Ghostscript

    Exploits

    https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697762https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697762

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High