CVE-2017-11714 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service or potentially execute code via a crafted PostScript document due to an out-of-bounds read in Ghostscript.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-11714?
CVE-2017-11714 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, published on 28 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11714?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Artifex Ghostscript, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11714?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-11714 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11714 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Ghostscript
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11714, GHSA-h69r-4pjw-g22q, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11714.