Use-after-free in Ghostscript - CVE-2016-10217
Published: April 3, 2017 / Updated: September 27, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39301
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10217
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Artifex Software, Inc.
Affected software:
Ghostscript
Ghostscript
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing a crafted file that is mishandled in the color management module. A remote attackers can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash).
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10217
Install update from vendor's website.