CVE-2017-9611
The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote...
The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
- Record
CVE-2017-9611- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
- Record
CVE-2017-9611- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18542 No score
The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
- Record
EUVD-2017-18542- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r9qw-4cq9-x2mm
7.8
The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote...
The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
- Record
GHSA-r9qw-4cq9-x2mm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2017-9611
7.8
CVE-2017-9611 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2017-9611- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.8
The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
- Record
CVE-2017-9611- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-9611
7.8
The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9611- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9611
7.8
The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9611- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0355 No score
Updated ghostscript packages fix security vulnerabilities
The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document. (CVE-2017-9611)
The Ins_IP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document. (CVE-2017-9612)
The Ins_MDRP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document. (CVE-2017-9726)
The gx_ttfReader__Read function in base/gxttfb.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document. (CVE-2017-9727)
The Ins_JMPR function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document. (CVE-2017-9739)
The gs_alloc_ref_array function in psi/ialloc.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 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. (CVE-2017-9835)
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. (CVE-2017-11714)
- Record
MGASA-2017-0355- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3330-1 No score
Security update for ghostscript-library
This update for ghostscript-library fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2018-16511: A type confusion in 'ztype' could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact. (bsc#1107426)
- CVE-2018-16540: Attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to the builtin PDF14 converter could use a use-after-free in copydevice handling to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact. (bsc#1107420)
- CVE-2018-16541: Attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use incorrect free logic in pagedevice replacement to crash the interpreter. (bsc#1107421)
- CVE-2018-16542: Attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use insufficient interpreter stack-size checking during error handling to crash the interpreter. (bsc#1107413)
- CVE-2018-16509: Incorrect 'restoration of privilege' checking during handling of /invalidaccess exceptions could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the 'pipe' instruction. (bsc#1107410
- CVE-2018-16513: Attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the setcolor function to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact. (bsc#1107412)
- CVE-2018-15910: Attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the LockDistillerParams parameter to crash the interpreter or execute code. (bsc#1106173)
- CVE-2017-9611: The Ins_MIRP function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document. (bsc#1050893)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:3330-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3403-1 No score
ghostscript vulnerabilities
Kamil Frankowicz discovered that Ghostscript mishandles references. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-11714)
Kim Gwan Yeong discovered that Ghostscript could allow a heap-based buffer over-read and application crash. A remote attacker could use a crafted document to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9611, CVE-2017-9726, CVE-2017-9727, CVE-2017-9739)
Kim Gwan Yeong discovered an use-after-free vulnerability in Ghostscript. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9612)
Kim Gwan Yeong discovered a lack of integer overflow check in Ghostscript. A remote attacker could use crafted PostScript document to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9835)
- Record
USN-3403-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ghostscriptDebian:12 |
before 9.22~dfsg-1 | 9.22~dfsg-1 |
ghostscriptDebian:13 |
before 9.22~dfsg-1 | 9.22~dfsg-1 |
ghostscriptDebian:14 |
before 9.22~dfsg-1 | 9.22~dfsg-1 |
ghostscriptDebian:7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 9.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u7, plus listed versions 9.05~dfsg-6.39.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u19.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u29.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u39.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u49.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u59.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u6 |
9.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u7 |
ghostscriptDebian:8 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u6, plus listed versions 9.06~dfsg-29.06~dfsg-2+deb8u19.06~dfsg-2+deb8u29.06~dfsg-2+deb8u39.06~dfsg-2+deb8u49.06~dfsg-2+deb8u5 |
9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u6 |
ghostscriptDebian:9 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 9.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u1, plus listed versions 9.20~dfsg-3.2 |
9.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u1 |
ghostscriptMageia:5 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 9.20-1.1.mga5 | 9.20-1.1.mga5 |
ghostscriptMageia:6 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 9.20-3.1.mga6 | 9.20-3.1.mga6 |
ghostscript-librarySUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 8.62-32.47.13.1 | 8.62-32.47.13.1 |
ghostscript-librarySUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 8.62-32.47.13.1 | 8.62-32.47.13.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ghostscript-librarySUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 8.62-32.47.13.1 | 8.62-32.47.13.1 |
ghostscript-librarySUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 8.62-32.47.13.1 | 8.62-32.47.13.1 |
ghostscript-librarySUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 8.62-32.47.13.1 | 8.62-32.47.13.1 |
ghostscript-librarySUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 8.62-32.47.13.1 | 8.62-32.47.13.1 |
ghostscriptUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.10, plus listed versions 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu29.10~dfsg-0ubuntu39.10~dfsg-0ubuntu49.10~dfsg-0ubuntu59.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6 Show 12 moreShow less9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu79.10~dfsg-0ubuntu89.10~dfsg-0ubuntu99.10~dfsg-0ubuntu109.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.19.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.29.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.39.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.49.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.59.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.69.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.79.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.9 |
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.10 |
ghostscriptUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7, plus listed versions 9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu39.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu19.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu29.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.29.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.39.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.6 |
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7 |
ghostscriptUbuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.10, plus listed versions 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu29.10~dfsg-0ubuntu39.10~dfsg-0ubuntu49.10~dfsg-0ubuntu59.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6 Show 12 moreShow less9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu79.10~dfsg-0ubuntu89.10~dfsg-0ubuntu99.10~dfsg-0ubuntu109.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.19.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.29.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.39.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.49.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.59.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.69.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.79.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.9 |
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.10 |
ghostscriptUbuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7, plus listed versions 9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu39.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu19.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu29.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.29.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.39.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.6 |
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-9611 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Artifex Ghostscript, published July 26, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.95%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in ghostscript 9.22~dfsg-1.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698024
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986
securityfocus.com/bid/99975
git.ghostscript.com?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c7c55972758a93350882c32147801a3485b010fe
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9611
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git.ghostscript.com?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=c7c55972758a93350882c32147801a3485b010fe
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r9qw-4cq9-x2mm
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2017-9611
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9611
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0355.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21630
usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3403-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183330-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1050893
bugzilla.suse.com/1106173
bugzilla.suse.com/1107410
bugzilla.suse.com/1107412
bugzilla.suse.com/1107413
bugzilla.suse.com/1107420
bugzilla.suse.com/1107421
bugzilla.suse.com/1107426
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9611
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15910
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16509
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16511
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16513
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16540
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16541
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16542
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9611
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3403-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9611
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9612
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9726
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9727
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9739
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9835
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11714