CVE-2017-9740

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    CVE-2017-9740

    Published: 26 Jul 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The xps_decode_font_char_imp function in xps/xpsfont.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

    References: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=961b10cdd71403072fb99401a45f3bef6ce53626, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99983, https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698064

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    Events:

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