VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-10220

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.86%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-04-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references