vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2020-21710: Security patch for ghostscript (ALAS-2023-1853)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Aug 22, 2023 | Oct 7, 2023 | May 21, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 22, 2023
Added
Oct 7, 2023
Modified
May 21, 2025
Description
A divide by zero issue discovered in eps_print_page in gdevepsn.c in Artifex Software GhostScript 9.50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via opening of crafted PDF file.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-ghostscript
References
Rapid7 Labs
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