Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.22 xps/xpsfont.c xps_load_sfnt_name memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.22 (Document Processing Software). This issue affects the function xps_load_sfnt_name of the file xps/xpsfont.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The xps_load_sfnt_name function in xps/xpsfont.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

The bug was discovered 07/25/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/26/2017 as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared at git.ghostscript.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-9618 since 06/14/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119132 (GLSA-201811-12 : GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.ghostscript.com. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (119132) and SecurityFocus (BID 99993†). The entries VDB-104538, VDB-104539 and VDB-104543 are pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 119132
Nessus Name: GLSA-201811-12 : GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 703397
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for ghostscript FEDORA-2017-c9b0c406b3
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Patch: 3c2aebbedd37fab054e80f2e315de07d7e9b5bdb

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: git.ghostscript.com
Researcher: Kim Gwan Yeong
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-9618 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 99993 - Ghostscript GhostXPS CVE-2017-9618 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Created: 07/27/2017 08:25 AM
Updated: 12/14/2022 09:19 AM
Changes: 07/27/2017 08:25 AM (73), 11/01/2019 03:25 PM (9), 01/06/2021 01:58 PM (2), 12/14/2022 09:19 AM (3)
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