CVE-2016-10317

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

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

The fill_threshhold_buffer function in base/gxht_thresh.c in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document.

Affected (1)

Products: Artifex: Ghostscript

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Artifex Ghostscript	Version 9.20

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (6)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97410

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697459

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue TrackingPatch

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3636-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97410

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

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697459

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

ExploitIssue TrackingPatch

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3636-1/

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

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