SB2016032906 - NULL pointer dereference in ghostscript (Alpine package)



SB2016032906 - NULL pointer dereference in ghostscript (Alpine package)

Published: March 29, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016032906
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5951)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the mem_get_bits_rectangle() function in base/gdevmem.c in Ghostscript. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, pass it to the affected application and crash it.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.