UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10317

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-10317
Downstream
USN-3636-1
Published: 03 Apr 2017, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:30

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

03 Apr 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:30
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•ghostscript

    < 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.12 | < 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.8 | < 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.1

References (3)