#VU46585 Use-after-free in Ghostscript - CVE-2020-14373

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#VU46585 Use-after-free in Ghostscript - CVE-2020-14373

Published: September 3, 2020 / Updated: September 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46585
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14373
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ghostscript
Software vendor:
Artifex Software, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

A use after free was found in igc_reloc_struct_ptr() of psi/igc.c of ghostscript-9.25. A local attacker could supply a specially crafted PDF file to cause a denial of service.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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