Improper Input Validation Affecting ghostscript-doc 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
0.33% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-GHOSTSCRIPTDOC-6016457
  • published20 Oct 2023
  • disclosed13 Aug 2020

Introduced: 13 Aug 2020

CVE-2020-16294  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-131  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ghostscript-doc 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-doc package and not the ghostscript-doc package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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