CVE-2017-9619
The xps_true_callback_glyph_name function in xps/xpsttf.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21...
The xps_true_callback_glyph_name function in xps/xpsttf.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Violation and application crash) via a crafted file.
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 xps_true_callback_glyph_name function in xps/xpsttf.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Violation and application crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2017-9619- 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 - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The xps_true_callback_glyph_name function in xps/xpsttf.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Violation and application crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2017-9619- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18550 No score
The xps_true_callback_glyph_name function in xps/xpsttf.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Violation and application crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-18550- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j9x3-g5wj-7jjx
7.8
The xps_true_callback_glyph_name function in xps/xpsttf.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21...
The xps_true_callback_glyph_name function in xps/xpsttf.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Violation and application crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
GHSA-j9x3-g5wj-7jjx- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2017-9619
7.8
CVE-2017-9619 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2017-9619- 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
OSV
7.8
The xps_true_callback_glyph_name function in xps/xpsttf.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Violation and application crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2017-9619- 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
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-9619
7.8
The xps_true_callback_glyph_name function in xps/xpsttf.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Violation and application crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9619- 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-2017-0430 No score
Updated ghostscript packages fix security vulnerabilities
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. (CVE-2017-6196)
Integer overflow in the mark_curve function in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document. (CVE-2017-7948)
The mark_line_tr function in gxscanc.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PostScript document. (CVE-2017-8908)
libjbig2dec.a in Artifex jbig2dec 0.13, as used in MuPDF and Ghostscript, has a NULL pointer dereference in the jbig2_huffman_get function in jbig2_huffman.c. For example, the jbig2dec utility will crash (segmentation fault) when parsing an invalid file. (CVE-2017-9216)
The xps_load_sfnt_name function in xps/xpsfont.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-2017-9610)
The xps_load_sfnt_name function in xps/xpsfont.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document. (CVE-2017-9618)
The xps_true_callback_glyph_name function in xps/xpsttf.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Violation and application crash) via a crafted file. (CVE-2017-9619)
The xps_select_font_encoding function in xps/xpsfont.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, related to the xps_encode_font_char_imp function. (CVE-2017-9620)
The xps_decode_font_char_imp function in xps/xpsfont.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-2017-9740)
- Record
MGASA-2017-0430- 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 |
ghostscriptMageia:5 |
before 9.22-1.mga5 | 9.22-1.mga5 |
ghostscriptMageia:6 |
before 9.22-1.mga6 | 9.22-1.mga6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2017-9619 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Artifex Ghostscript Ghostxps, published July 26, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.76%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in ghostscript 9.22~dfsg-1.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
securityfocus.com/bid/99988
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698042
git.ghostscript.com?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c53183d4e7103e87368b7cfa15367a47d559e323
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9619
git.ghostscript.com?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=c53183d4e7103e87368b7cfa15367a47d559e323
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-j9x3-g5wj-7jjx
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2017-9619
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9619
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0430.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22052
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/2QUCMGMEGU4TK3I5424ZFZYFJHEQRF4P