# CVE-2017-7207: The mem\_get\_bits\_rectangle function in Artifex Software, Inc.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-21 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
- http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?309eca4e0a31ea70dcc844812691439312dad091
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697676
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039071
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96995
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2180

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