First published: Thu Aug 13 2020(Updated: )
A buffer overflow vulnerability in cif_print_page() in devices/gdevcif.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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Artifex Ghostscript | <9.52 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =10.0 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =20.04 | |
redhat/ghostscript | <9.51 | 9.51 |
debian/ghostscript | 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u7 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u4 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u5 10.04.0~dfsg-1 |
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=d31e25ed5b130499e0d880e4609b1b4824699768
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CVE-2020-16289 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in cif_print_page() in Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50.
A remote attacker can exploit CVE-2020-16289 by sending a crafted PDF file, causing a denial of service.
CVE-2020-16289 has a severity rating of medium (5.5).
To fix CVE-2020-16289, update Artifex Software GhostScript to version 9.51 or later.
You can find more information about CVE-2020-16289 in the references provided: [link1](https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701788), [link2](https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=d31e25ed5b130499e0d880e4609b1b4824699768), [link3](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1870245).