SB202502191082 - Amazon Linux AMI update for ghostscript

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SB202502191082 - Amazon Linux AMI update for ghostscript

Published: February 19, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB202502191082
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-21710)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error within the eps_print_page() function in gdevepsn.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38559)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the devn_pcx_write_rle() function in base/gdevdevn.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, pass it to the affected application, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References