#VU45842 Input validation error in Ghostscript - CVE-2020-16300 

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#VU45842 Input validation error in Ghostscript - CVE-2020-16300

Published: August 13, 2020 / Updated: August 26, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45842
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16300
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ghostscript
Software vendor:
Artifex Software, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in devices/gdevtfnx.c. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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