vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6196.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6196",
  "details": "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.",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2017-6196"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "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": "2017-02-24T04:59:00Z",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:51:53Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "ghostscript",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6?arch=source&distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu2",
        "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"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbg",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "ghostscript",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3?arch=source&distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu3",
        "9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu4",
        "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu1",
        "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2",
        "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbg",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6196"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6196"
    }
  ],
  "withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:43:53Z"
}