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CVE-2020-16303

Published: 13 August 2020

A use-after-free vulnerability in xps_finish_image_path() in devices/vector/gdevxps.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
ghostscript
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.13)
focal
Released (9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.2)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (9.51~dfsg-1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
Patches:
upstream: https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=94d8955cb7725eb5f3557ddc02310c76124fdd1a

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H