First published: Thu Aug 13 2020(Updated: )
A buffer overflow vulnerability in jetp3852_print_page() in devices/gdev3852.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges 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 | =9.50 | |
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=commitdiff;h=366ad48d076c1aa4c8f83c65011258a04e348207
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The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-16302.
CVE-2020-16302 has a severity rating of medium.
A remote attacker can exploit CVE-2020-16302 by sending a crafted PDF file to the affected system.
Versions up to and including 9.50 of GhostScript are affected by CVE-2020-16302.
The buffer overflow vulnerability in GhostScript can be fixed by updating to version 9.51 or later.