CVE-2020-16303

High

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.8

Exploit probability—

Product

Artifex Ghostscript

PublishedAug 13, 2020

First seenAug 13, 2020

How to fix

Vendor advisories

debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20
usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
artifex ghostscript	9.50	—
debian debian_linux	9.0, 10.0	—
canonical ubuntu_linux	16.04, 18.04, 20.04	—

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