CVE-2016-10218

Publication date 3 April 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

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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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ghostscript 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Notes

tyhicks

Introduced by 47294ff5 which was added in 9.21

Patch details

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Package Patch details
ghostscript

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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