CVE-2016-10217 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the pdf14_open function of Artifex Ghostscript 9.20. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) by processing a specially crafted file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and requiring user interaction, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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