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CVE-2016-10317

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.

Published

2017-04-03T20:59:00.167

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	artifex	ghostscript	9.20	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97410 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697459 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3636-1/ ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97410 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697459 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3636-1/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)