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CVE-2017-5951

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-04-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

The mem_get_bits_rectangle function in base/gdevmem.c in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted file.

Affected products

• Artifex Ghostscript: 9.20

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98665
• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697548
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98665
• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697548
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06

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