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CVE-2017-15652

Artifex Ghostscript 9.22 is affected by: Obtain Information. The impact is: obtain sensitive information. The component is: affected source code file, affected function, affected executable, affected libga (imagemagick used that). The attack vector is: Someone must open a postscript file though ghostscript. Because of imagemagick also use libga, so it was affected as well.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from artifex organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-05-23T15:29:00.430

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:14:57.770

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	artifex	ghostscript	9.22	Yes

References

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2fc463d0e ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108463 ([email protected])
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698676 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2fc463d0e (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108463 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698676 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For artifex's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.