{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9727",
  "details": "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.",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2017-9727"
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-3403-1"
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    },
    {
      "type": "Ubuntu",
      "score": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "published": "2017-07-26T00:00:00Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:16Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "ghostscript",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.10?arch=source&distro=trusty"
      },
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
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            {
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            }
          ]
        }
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        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu3",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu4",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu5",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu7",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu8",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu9",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.1",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.2",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.3",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.4",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.7",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.9"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
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          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
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          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "ghostscript",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7?arch=source&distro=xenial"
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        "9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu4",
        "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu1",
        "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2",
        "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2",
        "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3",
        "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.4",
        "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.6"
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      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
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          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
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          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
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          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9727"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3403-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9727"
    }
  ]
}