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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2017-7948 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue did not affect the versions of ghostscript as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7. This issue did not affect the versions of ghostscript as shipped with OpenShift Enterprise 2.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.5 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ghostscript | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ghostscript | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ghostscript | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ghostscript | Not affected |
Vulmon