#VU12609 Heap-based buffer overflow in Ghostscript - CVE-2016-10317
Published: May 14, 2018 / Updated: May 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12609
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10317
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ghostscript
Ghostscript
Software vendor:
Artifex Software, Inc.
Artifex Software, Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the fill_threshhold_buffer function in base/gxht_thresh.c due to heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted PostScript document, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the fill_threshhold_buffer function in base/gxht_thresh.c due to heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted PostScript document, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.