High severity · published Aug 22, 2023
CVE-2020-21890
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in clj_media_size function in devices/gdevclj.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified…
7.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in clj_media_size function in devices/gdevclj.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact(s) via opening of crafted PDF document.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GH
Ghostscript · Artifex
9.50 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-21890
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-21890
Exploit
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701846
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00029.html
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