ghostscript: Out of bounds read in igc_reloc_struct_ptr()
Published Jul 28, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.30%
Description
psi/ztoken.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 mishandles references to the scanner state structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document, related to an out-of-bounds read in the igc_reloc_struct_ptr function in psi/igc.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 9.21
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ghostscript
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02303) | 82.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02303) | 82.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.70% (0.03696) | 89.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02303) | 82.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.70% (0.03696) | 89.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02303) | 82.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.70% (0.03696) | 88.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02303) | 82.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.70% (0.03696) | 88.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02303) | 81.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00140) | 31.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00535) | 77.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 28, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00535) | 76.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 13, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00535) | 74.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 73.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00426) | 70.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 48.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=671fd59eb657743aa86fbc1895cb15872a317caa x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039233 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11714 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698158 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1476192 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11714
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11714
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=671fd59eb657743aa86fbc1895cb15872a317caa | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039233 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11714 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698158 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1476192 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11714 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11714 |
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