CVE-2016-10220

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.58%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ghostscript.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838 vendor advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697450 issue tracking exploit patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06 vendor advisory
http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?daf85701dab05f17e924a48a81edc9195b4a04e8 issue tracking vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10220?
CVE-2016-10220 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10220?
To fix CVE-2016-10220, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-10220 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-10220 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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