CVE-2017-8908 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds read in Ghostscript when processing crafted PostScript documents.
- 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-2017-8908?
CVE-2017-8908 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, published on 12 May 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
The mark_line_tr function in gxscanc.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PostScript document.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8908?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Artifex Ghostscript.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8908?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-8908 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8908 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Ghostscript
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8908, GHSA-wq9w-w8pf-99c8.