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Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2020 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2020-16303

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in the ghostscript package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A use-after-free vulnerability in xps_finish_image_path() in devices/vector/gdevxps.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8ghostscript9.27-1.el8ALSA-2021:1852
AlmaLinux:8ghostscript-doc9.27-1.el8ALSA-2021:1852
AlmaLinux:8ghostscript-tools-dvipdf9.27-1.el8ALSA-2021:1852
AlmaLinux:8ghostscript-tools-fonts9.27-1.el8ALSA-2021:1852
AlmaLinux:8ghostscript-tools-printing9.27-1.el8ALSA-2021:1852
AlmaLinux:8ghostscript-x119.27-1.el8ALSA-2021:1852
AlmaLinux:8libgs9.27-1.el8ALSA-2021:1852
AlmaLinux:8libgs-devel9.27-1.el8ALSA-2021:1852
Alpine:v3.20ghostscript9.51-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-16303
Alpine:v3.21ghostscript9.51-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-16303
Alpine:v3.22ghostscript9.51-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-16303
Alpine:v3.23ghostscript9.51-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-16303
Alpine:v3.24ghostscript9.51-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-16303
Debian:12ghostscript9.51~dfsg-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16303
Debian:13ghostscript9.51~dfsg-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16303
Debian:14ghostscript9.51~dfsg-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16303
Rocky Linux:8ghostscript0:9.27-11.el8RLSA-2021:1852
Rocky Linux:8ghostscript0:9.27-1.el8RLSA-2021:1852

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
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References