What is the severity of CVE-2017-11714?

CVE-2017-11714 has a moderate severity level due to its potential to cause denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2017-11714?

To fix CVE-2017-11714, update to Ghostscript version 9.22 or later, which includes the necessary patches.

What software is affected by CVE-2017-11714?

CVE-2017-11714 affects Artifex Ghostscript version 9.21, as well as Debian Linux versions 8.0 and 9.0.

What type of attack does CVE-2017-11714 allow?

CVE-2017-11714 allows remote attackers to cause application crashes through crafted PostScript documents.

Is CVE-2017-11714 exploitable by unauthenticated users?

Yes, CVE-2017-11714 can be exploited by unauthenticated users who can submit crafted PostScript documents.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-11714

high

7.8

CWE

125

28/7/2017

17/4/2019

CVE-2017-11714

First published: Fri Jul 28 2017(Updated: )

psi/ztoken.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 mishandles references to the scanner state structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document, related to an out-of-bounds read in the igc_reloc_struct_ptr function in psi/igc.c.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Artifex Software Ghostscript	=9.21
Debian Debian Linux	=8.0
Debian Debian Linux	=9.0

Remedy

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=671fd59eb657743aa86fbc1895cb15872a317caa

Remedy

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698158

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-11714?
CVE-2017-11714 has a moderate severity level due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11714?
To fix CVE-2017-11714, update to Ghostscript version 9.22 or later, which includes the necessary patches.
What software is affected by CVE-2017-11714?
CVE-2017-11714 affects Artifex Ghostscript version 9.21, as well as Debian Linux versions 8.0 and 9.0.
What type of attack does CVE-2017-11714 allow?
CVE-2017-11714 allows remote attackers to cause application crashes through crafted PostScript documents.
Is CVE-2017-11714 exploitable by unauthenticated users?
Yes, CVE-2017-11714 can be exploited by unauthenticated users who can submit crafted PostScript documents.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-11714?
CVE-2017-11714 has a moderate severity level due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11714?
To fix CVE-2017-11714, update to Ghostscript version 9.22 or later, which includes the necessary patches.
What software is affected by CVE-2017-11714?
CVE-2017-11714 affects Artifex Ghostscript version 9.21, as well as Debian Linux versions 8.0 and 9.0.
What type of attack does CVE-2017-11714 allow?
CVE-2017-11714 allows remote attackers to cause application crashes through crafted PostScript documents.
Is CVE-2017-11714 exploitable by unauthenticated users?
Yes, CVE-2017-11714 can be exploited by unauthenticated users who can submit crafted PostScript documents.