NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ghostscript package, versions <0:9.07-28.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.83% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-GHOSTSCRIPT-8002820
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed19 Mar 2017

Introduced: 19 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-7207  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 ghostscript to version 0:9.07-28.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2180.

NVD Description

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