CVE-2020-16304
Published: 13 August 2020
A buffer overflow vulnerability in image_render_color_thresh() in base/gxicolor.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted eps file. This is fixed in v9.51.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| Debian | PoC requires de8b6458abaeb9d0b14f02377f3e617f2854e647 (9.27) to trigger |
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)
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| trusty |
Does not exist
|
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| upstream |
Released
(9.51~dfsg-1)
|
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| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
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Patches: upstream: https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=027c546e0dd11e0526f1780a7f3c2c66acffe209 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |