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cve: "CVE-2016-10220"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "1.9%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2017-04-03 05:59:00"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-15T20:06:04+02:00"
---

# CVE-2016-10220

> 3.1 LOW

## Beschreibung

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.

## Referenzen

- <http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838>
- <https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697450>
- <https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06>
- <http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?daf85701dab05f17e924a48a81edc9195b4a04e8>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2016-10220) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_