NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ghostscript package, versions <9.21-r3
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- published23 May 2024
- disclosed3 Apr 2017
Introduced: 3 Apr 2017
CVE-2017-5951 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.20 ghostscript to version 9.21-r3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript package and not the ghostscript package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697548
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5951
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5951
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98665
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5951