Buffer overflow in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2020-16300
A buffer overflow vulnerability in tiff12_print_page() in devices/gdevtfnx.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (79.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 20.04
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- git.ghostscript.com/
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16300?
- CVE-2020-16300 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16300?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-16300 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.