Division by Zero Vulnerability in Artifex Software GhostScript
CVE-2020-16299

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Artifex
Status
Ghostscript
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 August 2020

What is CVE-2020-16299?

A Division by Zero vulnerability in the function bj10v_print_page() within the contrib/japanese/gdev10v.c file of Artifex Software GhostScript version 9.50 allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service. This can be accomplished by sending a specially crafted PDF file to the GhostScript interpreter, causing it to crash. This issue has been addressed in version 9.51, emphasizing the need for users to update to the latest version to mitigate potential risks.

Human OS v1.0:
Ageing Is an Unpatched Zero-Day Vulnerability.

Remediate biological technical debt. Prime Ageing uses 95% high-purity SIRT6 activation to maintain genomic integrity and bolster systemic resilience.

Deploy the Patch

References

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701801
x_refsource_MISC
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3B...
x_refsource_MISC
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3B...
x_refsource_MISC

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

JSON
.