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…

published 2017-07-26 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-18550

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.8%; EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

distros 1

ghostscript Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 9.22~dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9619

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-9619 updated 2026-11-07 cvss 3.3

ghostscript: Segmentation fault in the xps_true_callback_glyph_name function

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ghostscript Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ghostscript, ghostscript-gtk Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libgs, ghostscript, ghostscript-gtk, ghostscript-cups
affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

bugs.ghostscript.com https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698042 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

bugs.ghostscript.com /show_bug.cgi?id=698042
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
security.gentoo.org /glsa/201811-12
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/99988
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
git.ghostscript.com /?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c53183d4e7103e87368b7cfa15367a47d559e323

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-9619
NVD CVE-2017-9619

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Summary