Medium severity · published Sep 3, 2020
CVE-2020-14373
A use after free was found in igc_reloc_struct_ptr() of psi/igc.c of ghostscript-9.25
5.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
GH
Ghostscript · Artifex
9.25 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14373
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14373
Exploit
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702851
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1873239
git.ghostscript.com
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ece5cbbd9979cd35737b00e68267762d72feb2ea%3Bhp=1ef5f08f2c2e27efa978f0010669ff22355c385f
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