CVE-2016-10220

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    CVE-2016-10220

    Published: 3 Apr 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06, http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?daf85701dab05f17e924a48a81edc9195b4a04e8, https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697450

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    Introduced- None
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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