Bug 1451247 – CVE-2017-8908 ghostscript: Out-of-bounds read in mark_line_tr function

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Bug 1451247 - (CVE-2017-8908) CVE-2017-8908 ghostscript: Out-of-bounds read in mark_line_tr function

Summary:	CVE-2017-8908 ghostscript: Out-of-bounds read in mark_line_tr function

Status:	NEW

Aliases:	CVE-2017-8908

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

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Depends On:	1451250
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Reported:	2017-05-16 04:33 EDT by Adam Mariš
Modified:	2018-10-31 21:29 EDT (History)
CC List:	4 users (show)

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Description Adam Mariš 2017-05-16 04:33:19 EDT

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 04:36:03 EDT

Created ghostscript tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1451250]

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