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CVE-2016-10217

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Date: April 3, 2017

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (7)

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10217
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697456
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10217
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10217
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=90fd0c7ca3efc1ddff64a86f4104b13b3ac969eb
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-10217
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-10217

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Use After Free

CWE-416

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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