CVE-2020-16294

ghostscript: buffer overflow in epsc_print_page() in devices/gdevepsc.c could result in a DoS

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 13, 2020

Updated · August 9, 2026

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in epsc_print_page() in devices/gdevepsc.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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read