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CVE-2020-16304

Published: 13 August 2020

A buffer overflow vulnerability in image_render_color_thresh() in base/gxicolor.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted eps file. This is fixed in v9.51.

Notes

AuthorNote
Debian
PoC requires de8b6458abaeb9d0b14f02377f3e617f2854e647 (9.27) to
trigger

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

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=027c546e0dd11e0526f1780a7f3c2c66acffe209

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H