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CVE-2020-21890 Details

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in clj_media_size function in devices/gdevclj.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact(s) via opening of crafted PDF document.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701846 CVEExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00029.html CVE
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701846 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00029.html [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
artifex ghostscript
9.50

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-21890
NVD Published Date:
Aug 22, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-21890 Details - Not Deferred