CVE-2020-16303
ghostscript: use-after-free in xps_finish_image_path() in devices/vector/gdevxps.c could result in a privilege escalation
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Una vulnerabilidad de uso de memoria previamente liberada en la función xps_finish_image_path() en el archivo devices/vector/gdevxps.c de Artifex Software GhostScript versión v9.50, permite a un atacante remoto escalar privilegios por medio de un archivo PDF diseñado. Esto es corregido en la versión v9.51
*Credits:
N/A
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Attack Vector
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Confidentiality
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2020-08-03 CVE Reserved
- 2020-08-13 CVE Published
- 2024-07-20 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-04 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=94d8955cb77 | X_refsource_misc | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701818 | 2024-08-04 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16303 | 2021-05-18 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1870258 | 2021-05-18 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Artifex Search vendor "Artifex" | Ghostscript Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Ghostscript" | 9.50 Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Ghostscript" and version "9.50" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 20.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "20.04" | lts |
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