CVE-2020-16303

A use-after-free vulnerability in xps_finish_image_path() in devices/vector/gdevxps.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.

CVSS v3.1

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

1.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 77th percentile

Published

2020-08-13

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701818

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2020-16302
• CVE-2020-16304
• CVE-2020-16301
• CVE-2020-16305
• CVE-2020-16300
• CVE-2020-16306