Use After Free in Artifex Afpl Ghostscript
CVE-2017-6196
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the gx_image_enum_begin function in base/gxipixel.c in Ghostscript before ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037899 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96428 (vdb-entry)
- git.ghostscript.com/
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06 (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6196?
- CVE-2017-6196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Afpl Ghostscript, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-24.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6196?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.