CVE-2017-7207: artifex ghostscript NULL Pointer Dereference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-7207 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in artifex ghostscript. EPSS estimates a 2.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5Timeline
- 21-03-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The mem_get_bits_rectangle function in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted PostScript document.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated3.3LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
84%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.09 pp
From 2.29% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat6 products
- ghostscript< 0:9.07-28.el7
- ghostscript-cups< 0:9.07-28.el7
- ghostscript-debuginfo< 0:9.07-28.el7
- ghostscript-devel< 0:9.07-28.el7
- ghostscript-doc< 0:9.07-28.el7
Alpine1 product
- ghostscript< 9.21-r3 | < 9.21-r0
Artifex1 product
- ghostscript9.20
Debian1 product
- ghostscript< 9.20~dfsg-3
Ubuntu1 product
- ghostscript< 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.7 | < 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.4
5 vendors · 10 products
References
21 links
- www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?309eca4e0a31ea70dcc844812691439312dad091X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
