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CVE-2020-16296

Summary
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At-13 Aug, 2020 | 02:08
Updated At-24 Mar, 2025 | 20:30
Rejected At-
Credits

A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetNumWrongData() in contrib/lips4/gdevlips.c of Artifex Software GhostScript from v9.18 to v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.

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▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:mitre
Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At:13 Aug, 2020 | 02:08
Updated At:24 Mar, 2025 | 20:30
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetNumWrongData() in contrib/lips4/gdevlips.c of Artifex Software GhostScript from v9.18 to v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.

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TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/An/a
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References
HyperlinkResource
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701792
N/A
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=9f39ed4a92578a020ae10459643e1fe72573d134
N/A
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html
mailing-list
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748
vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20
vendor-advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/
vendor-advisory
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/tree/contrib/lips4/gdevlips.c?h=ghostscript-9.18#n163
N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701792
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=9f39ed4a92578a020ae10459643e1fe72573d134
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html
Resource:
mailing-list
Hyperlink: https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748
Resource:
vendor-advisory
Hyperlink: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20
Resource:
vendor-advisory
Hyperlink: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/
Resource:
vendor-advisory
Hyperlink: https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/tree/contrib/lips4/gdevlips.c?h=ghostscript-9.18#n163
Resource: N/A
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
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References
HyperlinkResource
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701792
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9f39ed4a92578a020ae10459643e1fe72573d134
x_refsource_MISC
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html
mailing-list
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https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748
vendor-advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20
vendor-advisory
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/
vendor-advisory
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Hyperlink: https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701792
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
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Hyperlink: https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9f39ed4a92578a020ae10459643e1fe72573d134
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
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Hyperlink: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:cve@mitre.org
Published At:13 Aug, 2020 | 03:15
Updated At:24 Mar, 2025 | 21:15

A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetNumWrongData() in contrib/lips4/gdevlips.c of Artifex Software GhostScript from v9.18 to v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.

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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.15.5MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary2.04.3MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.5
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 4.3
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CPE Matches
Artifex Software Inc.
artifex
>>ghostscript>>Versions from 9.18(inclusive) to 9.52(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian GNU/Linux
debian
>>debian_linux>>9.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian GNU/Linux
debian
>>debian_linux>>10.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Canonical Ltd.
canonical
>>ubuntu_linux>>16.04
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
Canonical Ltd.
canonical
>>ubuntu_linux>>18.04
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Canonical Ltd.
canonical
>>ubuntu_linux>>20.04
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-787Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-787
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
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References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701792cve@mitre.org
Exploit
Issue Tracking
Vendor Advisory
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/tree/contrib/lips4/gdevlips.c?h=ghostscript-9.18#n163cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=9f39ed4a92578a020ae10459643e1fe72573d134cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.htmlcve@mitre.org
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701792af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
Issue Tracking
Vendor Advisory
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9f39ed4a92578a020ae10459643e1fe72573d134af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701792
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Exploit
Issue Tracking
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/tree/contrib/lips4/gdevlips.c?h=ghostscript-9.18#n163
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=9f39ed4a92578a020ae10459643e1fe72573d134
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701792
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Exploit
Issue Tracking
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9f39ed4a92578a020ae10459643e1fe72573d134
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Broken Link
Hyperlink: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory

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