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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-16308: GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Published

Aug 13, 2020

Added

Aug 31, 2020

Modified

Mar 31, 2026

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in p_print_image() in devices/gdevcdj.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.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-text-ghostscript-gpl

References

CVE-2020-16308
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-16308
CWE-787
EUVD-EUVD-2020-8269
GENTOO-202008-20
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-8269

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