Artifex Ghostscript 9.50 contrib/lips4/gdevlips.c GetNumWrongData PDF File out-of-bounds write
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Artifex Ghostscript 9.50 (Document Processing Software). This issue affects the function GetNumWrongData
of the file contrib/lips4/gdevlips.c. The manipulation as part of a PDF File leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetNumWrongData() in contrib/lips4/gdevlips.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.
The weakness was released 08/13/2020. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-16296 since 08/03/2020. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 159765, 159764, 159763 and 159762.
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-bounds writeCWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: artifex.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2020-16296 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 08/13/2020 13:02Updated: 08/13/2020 13:07
Changes: 08/13/2020 13:02 (38), 08/13/2020 13:07 (18)
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