medium5.5
CVE-2016-10220
The gs_makewordimagedevice function in base/gsdevmem.c in Artifex Software, Inc.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Artifex | Ghostscript | Version 9.20 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
- http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?daf85701dab05f17e924a48a81edc9195b4a04e8
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697450
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
- http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?daf85701dab05f17e924a48a81edc9195b4a04e8
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697450
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06