MGASA-2018-0142

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    MGASA-2018-0142

    Published: 25 Feb 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-10317

    Summary: Updated ghostscript packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: 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 (CVE-2016-10317).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0142.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22590, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-02/msg00039.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ghostscript

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/ghostscript?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -9.22-1.2.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High