VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-10317
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.28%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.28% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- artifex/ghostscript
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97410Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697459Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3636-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97410Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697459Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3636-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.