CVE-2020-16292
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in mj_raster_cmd() in contrib/japanese/gdevmjc.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.
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 |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | ghostscript | Not affected (10.01.2-r0) |
| Stream | ghostscript | Not affected (10.01.2-r0) |
References
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701793
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=863ada11f9a942a622a581312e2be022d9e2a6f7
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=863ada11f9a942a622a581312e2be022d9e2a6f7
- 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