CVE-2020-16308

A buffer overflow vulnerability in p_print_image() in devices/gdevcdj.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

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

CVSS v2.0 NVD

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

EPSS

1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 79th percentile

Published

2020-08-13

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701829

Security advisories

• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1
• https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry