Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-16303 - Use After Free vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
artifex
debian
canonical
CWE-416
NVD
Published: 2020-08-13
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability in xps_finish_image_path() in devices/vector/gdevxps.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Artifex
1
OS
Debian
2
OS
Canonical
3

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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