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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10220

The gs_makewordimagedevice function in base/gsdevmem.c in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 ghostscript

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.20~dfsg-3.1"}]}]

Debian:13 ghostscript

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.20~dfsg-3.1"}]}]

Debian:14 ghostscript

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.20~dfsg-3.1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org