ghostscript: Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in gx_image_enum_begin function
Published Feb 24, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.81%
Description
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the gx_image_enum_begin function in base/gxipixel.c in Ghostscript before ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 8452f9238959a4d518af365812bf031fe4d8d4b7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ghostscript
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ghostscript
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ghostscript
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ghostscript
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ghostscript | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ghostscript | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ghostscript | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ghostscript | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:R/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01809) | 77.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01809) | 75.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 39.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.75% (0.00746) | 81.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.75% (0.00746) | 80.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.75% (0.00746) | 78.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00621) | 76.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00443) | 70.88th | 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%3Bh=ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96428 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037899 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6196 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697596 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1427440 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6196
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6196
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432035fe0739d9b1a283 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96428 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037899 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6196 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697596 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1427440 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6196 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6196 |
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