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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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade ghostscript | Sep 20, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade ghostscript | Apr 20, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-text/ghostscript-gpl. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Ghostscript | — | Upgrade to Ghostscript version 9.21 | Oct 10, 2018 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade ghostscriptUpgrade ghostscript-cups | Dec 4, 2019 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade ghostscript-cupsUpgrade ghostscript | Dec 18, 2019 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade ghostscriptUpgrade ghostscript-cups | Feb 3, 2021 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 21, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ghostscript-x11Upgrade ghostscriptUpgrade ghostscript-devel | May 2, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libgs9-commonUpgrade libgs9Upgrade ghostscriptUpgrade ghostscript-x | May 2, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 |
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