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Artifex Ghostscript: (CVE-2020-14373) use-after-free vulnerability in igc_reloc_struct_ptr() from PDF file

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Artifex Ghostscript: (CVE-2020-14373) use-after-free vulnerability in igc_reloc_struct_ptr() from PDF file

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/03/2020
Created
10/22/2020
Added
10/22/2020
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

A use after free was found in igc_reloc_struct_ptr() of psi/igc.c of ghostscript-9.25. A local attacker could supply a specially crafted PDF file to cause a denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • ghostscript-upgrade-9_52

References

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