CVE-2017-5951
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.36%Published: 4/3/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/ghostscriptfrom 0, < 9.21-r3
- Debian/ghostscriptfrom 0, < 9.20~dfsg-3.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |