CVE-2020-16303
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16303
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-16303.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2020-16303
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2020-08-13T03:15:13Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Severity
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- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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A use-after-free vulnerability in xpsfinishimage_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.
- References
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- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701818
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=94d8955cb77