The gs_makewordimagedevice function in base/gsdevmem.c 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 that is mishandled in the PDF Transparency module.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-905-1 ghostscript security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3838-1 ghostscript security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1405 The gs_makewordimagedevice function in base/gsdevmem.c 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 that is mishandled in the PDF Transparency module.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3272-1 Ghostscript vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.829Z

Reserved: 2017-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10220

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-04-03T05:59:00.427

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-10220

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-12-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-10220 - Bugzilla

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