NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ghostscript package, versions *
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed19 Mar 2017
Introduced: 19 Mar 2017
CVE-2017-7207 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:6 ghostscript.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript package and not the ghostscript package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
The mem_get_bits_rectangle function in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted PostScript document.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96995
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697676
- http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?309eca4e0a31ea70dcc844812691439312dad091
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7207
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2180
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039071