Vulnerability identifier: #VU45847

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16305

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Ghostscript
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Artifex Software, Inc.

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in devices/gdevpcx.c. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ghostscript: 9.50

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External links
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701819
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=2793769ff107d8d22dadd30c6e68cd781b569550
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.