CVE-2020-21710
ghostscript: Divide by zero in eps_print_page in gdevepsn.c
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
GhostScript is vulnerable to divide by zero issue in function eps_print_page in gdevepsn.c allows remote attacker to cause a denial of service via crafted PDF file.
It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2020-08-13 CVE Reserved
- 2023-08-22 CVE Published
- 2024-10-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-10-03 First Exploit
- 2025-07-10 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-369: Divide By Zero
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4e713293de84b689c4ab358f3e110ea54aa81925 | ||
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00029.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701843 | 2024-10-03 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-21710 | 2024-05-22 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2235001 | 2024-05-22 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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