Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in pj_common_print_page() in devices/gdevpjet.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.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Patch x_refsource_misc
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=aba3375ac24f8e02659d9b1eb9093909618cdb9f
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701791
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0109
EPSS Percentile
78.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (6)
artifex/ghostscript
< 9.52
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
20.04
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
Published
Aug 13, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026