Remote code execution in Artifex Ghostscript

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU93860

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36773

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in devices/vector/gdevtxtw.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ghostscript: 9.00 - 9.52.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:artifex_software:ghostscript:9.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:artifex_software:ghostscript:9.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:artifex_software:ghostscript:9.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702229
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8c7bd787defa071c96289b7da9397f673fddb874
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1177922
https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl-downloads/releases/tag/gs9530

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.