NULL pointer dereference in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2016-10220
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript — versions 9.20
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838 (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10220?
- CVE-2016-10220 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-03.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10220?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-10220 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.