CVE-2020-16296
Published: 13 August 2020
A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetNumWrongData() in contrib/lips4/gdevlips.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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur |
also includes fix for CVE-2020-17538 |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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ghostscript
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.13)
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focal |
Released
(9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.2)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(9.51~dfsg-1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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|
Patches:
upstream: https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=9f39ed4a92578a020ae10459643e1fe72573d134 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 5.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |