Vulnerability identifier: #VU8643
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
GhostXPS
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: Artifex Software, Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in Ins_MDRP function in base/ttinterp.c. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted document, trigger heap-based out-o-bounds memory read and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install update from GIT repository.
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=7755e67116e8973ee0e3b22d653df026a84fa01b
Vulnerable software versions
GhostXPS: 9.21
External links
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=7755e67116e8973ee0e3b22d653df026a84fa01b
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698055
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.