High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-10317
CVE-2016-10317
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.
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Affected products
12- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: =9.20
- osv-coords10 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ghostscript&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3
< 9.54.0-2.2+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.54.0-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-23.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-23.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-23.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-23.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-23.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-23.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-23.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-23.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-23.7.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97410nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- usn.ubuntu.com/3636-1/nvd
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