{"cve":"CVE-2017-9835","nvd":{"published":"2017-07-26T19:29:00.570","modified":"2026-06-17T01:29:00.860","status":"Modified","description":"The gs_alloc_ref_array function in psi/ialloc.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document. This is related to a lack of an integer overflow check in base/gsalloc.c.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-190"],"references":["http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cfde94be1d4286bc47633c6e6eaf4e659bd78066","http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99991","https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697985","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12"],"products":["artifex:ghostscript","debian:debian_linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:44:47.710380879+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-9835","score":0.02794,"percentile":0.86437,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}