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
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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ghostscript Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.13)
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focal |
Released
(9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.2)
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|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(9.51~dfsg-1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
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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 |