CVE-2017-6196

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    CVE-2017-6196

    Published: 24 Feb 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96428, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037899, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06, https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697596

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Low
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    Availability
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    High
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