CVE-2016-10217

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-10217
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-03 05:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:29:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Artifex Ghostscript 9.20 All All All
Application Artifex Ghostscript 9.20 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commit CONFIRM git.ghostscript.com Vendor Advisory
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commit git.ghostscript.com
Bug 697456 – Use-After-Free in pdf14_cleanup_parent_color_profiles() CONFIRM bugs.ghostscript.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 671112 EulerOS Security Update for ghostscript (EulerOS-SA-2019-2370)
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