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Debian: CVE-2016-10220: ghostscript -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-10220: ghostscript -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/03/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/20/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-ghostscript

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