CVE-2016-10218: artifex ghostscript NULL Pointer Dereference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-10218 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in artifex ghostscript. EPSS estimates a 1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1Timeline
- 03-04-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The pdf14_pop_transparency_group function in base/gdevp14.c in the PDF Transparency module 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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
70%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.27% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugs.ghostscript.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Artifex1 product
- ghostscript9.20
1 vendor · 1 product