Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Ghostscript by Artifex Software
CVE-2020-17538

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Artifex
Status
Ghostscript
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 August 2020

What is CVE-2020-17538?

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GetNumSameData() function of Ghostscript v9.50, which can be exploited by an attacker through specially crafted PDF files. This vulnerability may lead to denial of service, affecting the availability of the Ghostscript service. The issue has been rectified in Ghostscript v9.51.

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References

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701792
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=9f...
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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