PT-2020-5545 · Artifex+7 · Ghostscript+7
Published
2020-08-13
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Updated
2022-06-29
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CVE-2020-16308
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Ghostscript versions prior to 9.51
Description
The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the
p print image() function, located in devices/gdevcdj.c, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. This can be achieved through a crafted PDF file.Recommendations
For Ghostscript versions prior to 9.51, update to version 9.51 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the
p print image() function in devices/gdevcdj.c until a patch is available. Avoid processing untrusted or crafted PDF files with affected versions of Ghostscript to minimize the risk of exploitation.Exploit
Fix
DoS
Memory Corruption
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Almalinux
Centos
Ghostscript
Linuxmint
Red Hat
Rocky Linux
Ubuntu