Divide By Zero Affecting ghostscript-cups package, versions <0:9.25-5.amzn2.0.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-GHOSTSCRIPTCUPS-6016227
  • published20 Oct 2023
  • disclosed22 Aug 2023

Introduced: 22 Aug 2023

CVE-2020-21710  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-369  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ghostscript-cups to version 0:9.25-5.amzn2.0.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2308.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript-cups package and not the ghostscript-cups package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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