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CVE-2016-10218 Details

Description

The pdf14_pop_transparency_group function in base/gdevp14.c in the PDF Transparency module 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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d621292fb2c8157d9899dcd83fd04dd250e30fe4 CVE
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697444 CVEExploitIssue TrackingPatch
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d621292fb2c8157d9899dcd83fd04dd250e30fe4 [email protected]
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697444 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingPatch

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
artifex ghostscript
9.20

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-10218
NVD Published Date:
Apr 3, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-10218 Details - Not Deferred