Bug 1451247 (CVE-2017-8908)

Summary:	CVE-2017-8908 ghostscript: Out-of-bounds read in mark_line_tr function
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Adam Mariš <amaris>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Description Adam Mariš 2017-05-16 08:33:19 UTC

The mark_line_tr function in gxscanc.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PostScript document.

Upstream bug:

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697810

Comment 1 Adam Mariš 2017-05-16 08:36:03 UTC

Created ghostscript tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1451250]