CVE-2016-10220

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2016-12-21
CWE:
CWE-476
Bugzilla:
1441571: CVE-2016-10220 ghostscript: NULL pointer dereference in the gs_makewordimagedevice function

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2016-10220 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 ghostscript Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ghostscript Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ghostscript Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ghostscript Will not fix

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