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CVE-2016-10220

The gs_makewordimagedevice function in base/gsdevmem.c in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attacker

The gs_makewordimagedevice function in base/gsdevmem.c in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted file that is mishandled in the PDF Transparency module.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00654
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
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Affected Products & Versions

1
artifex ghostscriptall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugs.ghostscript.com · show_bug.cgi?id=697450bugs.ghostscript.com
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD03 Apr 2017 · 05:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

4
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10783-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:1404-1
usnUSN-3272-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:1138-1
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?daf85701dab05f17e924a48a81edc9195b4a04e8Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
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