cve/2017/CVE-2017-9740.md

### [CVE-2017-9740](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9740)
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### Description

The xps_decode_font_char_imp function in xps/xpsfont.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698064

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.