CVE-2020-21710

Publication date 22 August 2023

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ghostscript 23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.10
18.04 LTS bionic
16.04 LTS xenial
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored end of standard support

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
ghostscript

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-6364-1
    • Ghostscript vulnerabilities
    • 13 September 2023

Other references