Artifex Ghostscript 9.50 PDF File gdevepsn.c eps_print_page denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Artifex Ghostscript 9.50. This affects the function eps_print_page of the file gdevepsn.c of the component PDF File Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-21710. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Artifex Ghostscript 9.50 (Document Processing Software). Affected by this issue is the function eps_print_page of the file gdevepsn.c of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 08/23/2023. The advisory is available at bugs.ghostscript.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-21710 since 08/13/2020. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying the patch 4e713293de84b689c4ab358f3e110ea54aa81925 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.ghostscript.com.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Patch: 4e713293de84b689c4ab358f3e110ea54aa81925

Timelineinfo

08/13/2020 🔍
08/23/2023 +1105 days 🔍
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09/14/2023 +22 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: bugs.ghostscript.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-21710 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-21710
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-237674

Entryinfo

Created: 08/23/2023 07:21
Updated: 09/14/2023 12:31
Changes: 08/23/2023 07:21 (44), 09/14/2023 12:31 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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