NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ghostscript-doc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.86% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-GHOSTSCRIPTDOC-1956419
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Dec 2016

Introduced: 21 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-10220  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 ghostscript-doc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript-doc package and not the ghostscript-doc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.