ghostscript: NULL pointer dereference in the gs_makewordimagedevice function
Published Apr 3, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.86%
Description
The gs_makewordimagedevice function in base/gsdevmem.c 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 that is mishandled in the PDF Transparency module.
Affected products
No data.
- 9.20
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ghostscript
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01863) | 78.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01863) | 78.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.25% (0.03249) | 87.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01863) | 77.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.25% (0.03249) | 87.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01863) | 77.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.25% (0.03249) | 87.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01863) | 77.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.25% (0.03249) | 87.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01863) | 76.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00262) | 47.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00466) | 76.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00466) | 74.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00464) | 71.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00327) | 66.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?daf85701dab05f17e924a48a81edc9195b4a04e8 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10220 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697450 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1441571 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10220
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10220
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?daf85701dab05f17e924a48a81edc9195b4a04e8 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10220 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697450 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1441571 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10220 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10220 |
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