CVE-2016-10217

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=90fd0c7ca3efc1ddff64a86f4104b13b3ac969eb
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697456Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=90fd0c7ca3efc1ddff64a86f4104b13b3ac969eb
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697456Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch

Timeline

Published: Apr 3, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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