Null Pointer Dereference in GhostScript by Artifex Software
CVE-2020-16293

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Artifex
Status
Ghostscript
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 August 2020

What is CVE-2020-16293?

A null pointer dereference vulnerability in the function compose_group_nonknockout_nonblend_isolated_allmask_common() found in base/gxblend.c of GhostScript v9.50 enables remote attackers to trigger a denial of service when processing specially crafted PDF files. This issue was addressed in the subsequent release, v9.51, providing users with important security improvements.

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References

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701795
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https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3B...
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg0...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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