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Artifex Ghostscript: (CVE-2020-16304) Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file

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Artifex Ghostscript: (CVE-2020-16304) Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/13/2020
Created
08/21/2020
Added
08/21/2020
Modified
11/26/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ghostscript-upgrade-9_51

References

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