CVE-2020-14373

Summary

CVECVE-2020-14373
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-09-03 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:17:00 UTC
DescriptionA use after free was found in igc_reloc_struct_ptr() of psi/igc.c of ghostscript-9.25. A local attacker could supply a specially crafted PDF file to cause a denial of service.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Artifex Ghostscript 9.25 All All All
Application Artifex Ghostscript 9.25 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1873239 – (CVE-2020-14373) CVE-2020-14373 ghostscript: use-after-free vulnerability in igc_reloc_struct_ptr() could result in DoS via a crafted PDF file MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
702851 – use-after-free vulnerability in igc_reloc_struct_ptr() from PDF file MISC bugs.ghostscript.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff git.ghostscript.com
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff MISC git.ghostscript.com Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159222 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for ghostscript (ELSA-2021-1852)
  • 239294 Red Hat Update for ghostscript (RHSA-2021:1852)
  • 940105 AlmaLinux Security Update for ghostscript (ALSA-2021:1852)
  • 960364 Rocky Linux Security Update for ghostscript (RLSA-2021:1852)
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