What is the severity of CVE-2016-10218?

CVE-2016-10218 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service due to a NULL pointer dereference.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10218?

To resolve CVE-2016-10218, upgrading to a later version of Ghostscript than 9.20 is recommended.

Who is affected by CVE-2016-10218?

CVE-2016-10218 affects users and systems running Ghostscript version 9.20.

What type of attack does CVE-2016-10218 facilitate?

CVE-2016-10218 enables remote attackers to cause a denial of service by exploiting a crafted PDF file.

What does CVE-2016-10218 affect in Ghostscript?

CVE-2016-10218 specifically affects the PDF Transparency module in Ghostscript.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-10218

medium

5.5

CWE

476

3/4/2017

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-10218: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Mon Apr 03 2017(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Artifex Software Ghostscript	=9.20

Remedy

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697444

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10218?
CVE-2016-10218 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service due to a NULL pointer dereference.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10218?
To resolve CVE-2016-10218, upgrading to a later version of Ghostscript than 9.20 is recommended.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-10218?
CVE-2016-10218 affects users and systems running Ghostscript version 9.20.
What type of attack does CVE-2016-10218 facilitate?
CVE-2016-10218 enables remote attackers to cause a denial of service by exploiting a crafted PDF file.
What does CVE-2016-10218 affect in Ghostscript?
CVE-2016-10218 specifically affects the PDF Transparency module in Ghostscript.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10218?
CVE-2016-10218 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service due to a NULL pointer dereference.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10218?
To resolve CVE-2016-10218, upgrading to a later version of Ghostscript than 9.20 is recommended.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-10218?
CVE-2016-10218 affects users and systems running Ghostscript version 9.20.
What type of attack does CVE-2016-10218 facilitate?
CVE-2016-10218 enables remote attackers to cause a denial of service by exploiting a crafted PDF file.
What does CVE-2016-10218 affect in Ghostscript?
CVE-2016-10218 specifically affects the PDF Transparency module in Ghostscript.