CVE-2020-16301

CWE-120 — Classic Buffer OverflowCWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-805CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read11 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.8%
top 25.85%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Artifex GhostscriptCanonical Ubuntu LinuxDebian Debian Linux
Timeline
PublishedAug 13
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in okiibm_print_page1() in devices/gdevokii.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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debianghostscript< 9.51~dfsg-1+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 9.0, Ubuntu Linux 16.04, 18.04, 20.04

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-mw54-6xx4-4gpv: A buffer overflow vulnerability in okiibm_print_page1() in devices/gdevokii↗2022-05-24
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OSV
tcpdump vulnerabilities↗2022-04-11
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OSV
tcpdump vulnerabilities↗2022-03-16
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CVEList
CVE-2020-16301: A buffer overflow vulnerability in okiibm_print_page1() in devices/gdevokii↗2020-08-13
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OSV
CVE-2020-16301: A buffer overflow vulnerability in okiibm_print_page1() in devices/gdevokii↗2020-08-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
Ghostscript vulnerabilities↗2020-08-24
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Red Hat
ghostscript: buffer overflow in okiibm_print_page1() in devices/gdevokii.c could result in a DoS↗2020-08-13
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Debian
CVE-2020-16301: ghostscript - A buffer overflow vulnerability in okiibm_print_page1() in devices/gdevokii.c of...↗2020
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-16301 ghostscript: buffer overflow in okiibm_print_page1() in devices/gdevokii.c could result in a DoS via a crafted PDF file [fedora-all]↗2020-08-19
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Bugzilla
CVE-2020-16301 ghostscript: buffer overflow in okiibm_print_page1() in devices/gdevokii.c could result in a DoS↗2020-08-19
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CVE-2020-16301 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.5) | A buffer overflow vulnerability in | cvebase.io