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CVE-2016-10317

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10317 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20, specifically within the fill_threshhold_buffer function. This flaw can be triggered by a crafted PostScript document, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or potentially other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0228 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ghostscript
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ghostscript
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ghostscript
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: ghostscript

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-10317Low

ghostscript: Heap-buffer overflow in the fill_threshold_buffer function

Dec 31, 2016

References

bugs.ghostscript.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
usn.ubuntu.com / 3636-1
securityfocus.com / bid/97410
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry