CVE-2016-10220
Published: 3 April 2017
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.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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ghostscript Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.5)
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| trusty |
Released
(9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.7)
|
|
| upstream |
Needed
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.4)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(9.19~dfsg+1-0ubuntu6.4)
|
|
| zesty |
Released
(9.19~dfsg+1-0ubuntu7.2)
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|
|
Patches: upstream: http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?daf85701dab05f17e924a48a81edc9195b4a04e8 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |