NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ghostscript-gtk package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-GHOSTSCRIPTGTK-1982781
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Feb 2017

Introduced: 3 Feb 2017

CVE-2017-5951  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 ghostscript-gtk.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript-gtk package and not the ghostscript-gtk package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 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.