CVE-2016-10317 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via a crafted PostScript document exploiting a heap-based buffer overflow in Ghostscript.
- 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-2016-10317?
CVE-2016-10317 is a high-severity memory corruption 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 fill_threshhold_buffer function in base/gxht_thresh.c in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PostScript document.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10317?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Artifex Ghostscript.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10317?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-10317 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10317 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Ghostscript
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10317, GHSA-vwwf-pc5c-f9gm, MGASA-2018-0142, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10317.