CVE-2016-10217 Use after free in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 3 Apr 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted file triggering a use-after-free in Ghostscript's color management module.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2016-10217?

CVE-2016-10217 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, published on 3 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The pdf14_open function in base/gdevp14.c in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted file that is mishandled in the color management module.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10217?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Artifex Ghostscript.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10217?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2016-10217 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10217 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Artifex Ghostscript vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10217, GHSA-rhh2-326j-w4xr, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10217.