Source: ghostscript Version: 9.21~dfsg-1 Severity: important Tags: security patch upstream fixed-upstream Forwarded: https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697985
Hi, the following vulnerability was published for ghostscript. CVE-2017-9835[0]: | The gs_alloc_ref_array function in psi/ialloc.c in Artifex Ghostscript | 9.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based | buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified | other impact via a crafted PostScript document. This is related to a | lack of an integer overflow check in base/gsalloc.c. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9835 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9835 [1] https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697985 [2] http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=cfde94be1 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore