CVE-2016-10217

Published: Apr 3, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Artifex: Ghostscript

Artifex

1 product

Ghostscript

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Artifex Ghostscript	Version 9.20

Related CWEs

CWE-416

Use After Free

The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

References (4)

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=90fd0c7ca3efc1ddff64a86f4104b13b3ac969eb

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697456

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue TrackingPatch

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=90fd0c7ca3efc1ddff64a86f4104b13b3ac969eb

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697456

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitIssue TrackingPatch

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