usn-3403-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-08-28 17:55
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
ghostscript vulnerabilities
Details

Kamil Frankowicz discovered that Ghostscript mishandles references. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-11714)

Kim Gwan Yeong discovered that Ghostscript could allow a heap-based buffer over-read and application crash. A remote attacker could use a crafted document to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9611, CVE-2017-9726, CVE-2017-9727, CVE-2017-9739)

Kim Gwan Yeong discovered an use-after-free vulnerability in Ghostscript. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9612)

Kim Gwan Yeong discovered a lack of integer overflow check in Ghostscript. A remote attacker could use crafted PostScript document to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9835)

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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
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      },
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        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu3",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu4",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu5",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu7",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu8",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu9",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.1",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.2",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.3",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.4",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.7",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.9"
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-9727",
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                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-9739",
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
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        }
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            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
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          }
        ]
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu4",
        "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu1",
        "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2",
        "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2",
        "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3",
        "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.4",
        "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.6"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Kamil Frankowicz discovered that Ghostscript mishandles references.\nA remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2017-11714)\n\nKim Gwan Yeong discovered that Ghostscript could allow a heap-based buffer\nover-read and application crash. A remote attacker could use a crafted\ndocument to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9611, CVE-2017-9726,\nCVE-2017-9727, CVE-2017-9739)\n\nKim Gwan Yeong discovered an use-after-free vulnerability in Ghostscript.\nA remote attacker could use a crafted file to cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2017-9612)\n\nKim Gwan Yeong discovered a lack of integer overflow check in Ghostscript.\nA remote attacker could use crafted PostScript document to cause a denial\nof service. (CVE-2017-9835)\n",
  "id": "USN-3403-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:34Z",
  "published": "2017-08-28T17:55:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3403-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9611"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9612"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9726"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9727"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9739"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9835"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11714"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "ghostscript vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9611",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9612",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9726",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9727",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9739",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9835",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11714"
  ]
}



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