Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ghostscript package, versions <9.22-r0
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE35-GHOSTSCRIPT-467768
- published22 Sept 2019
- disclosed22 Sept 2019
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 22 Sep 2019
CVE-2017-9739 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.5 ghostscript to version 9.22-r0 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:3.5 relevant fixed versions and status.
The Ins_JMPR function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.