Is CVE-2017-9619 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-9619 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-9619?

CVE-2017-9619 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-9619?

CVE-2017-9619 has an EPSS score of 1.76% (75th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9619?

Upgrade ghostscript on debian 11 to 9.22~dfsg-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-9619

HIGHEPSS 75th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The xps_true_callback_glyph_name function in xps/xpsttf.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Violation and application crash) via a crafted file.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

ghostscriptDebian

Fixed in:9.22~dfsg-1CVE-2017-9619

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.76%probability of exploitation in 30 days

75thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 75% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

bugs.ghostscript.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references1

git.ghostscript.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.