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CVE-2016-10317

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-04-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

• Artifex Ghostscript: 9.20

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97410
• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697459
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3636-1/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97410
• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697459
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3636-1/

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