CVE-2016-10217
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The pdf14_open function in base/gdevp14.c in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted file that is mishandled in the color management module.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 9.20~dfsg-3.1 |
| sid | Fixed | 9.20~dfsg-3.1 |
| forky | Fixed | 9.20~dfsg-3.1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 9.20~dfsg-3.1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 9.20~dfsg-3.1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifex | ghostscript | 9.20 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-416
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.