Division by zero in Ghostscript - CVE-2020-21710

 

Division by zero in Ghostscript - CVE-2020-21710

Published: September 14, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80810
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-21710
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Artifex Software, Inc.
Affected software:
Ghostscript

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-21710

Install updates from vendor's website.

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