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
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.