CVE-2020-16296 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in GhostScript allows remote attackers to cause denial of service via crafted PDF files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-16296?
CVE-2020-16296 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, published on 13 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetNumWrongData() in contrib/lips4/gdevlips.c of Artifex Software GhostScript from v9.18 to v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16296?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Artifex Ghostscript, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2020-16296?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-16296 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16296 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Ghostscript
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2020-16296, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16296, GHSA-3jrv-f6qj-v68p, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16296.