CVE-2020-14373
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 39.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-09-03 17:54Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 12:46Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-06-17
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 68541b47c66b4075f52ba7a42266c6bcc7eab926f770c4b7d5d8a4587283cb19
05 Affected products
06 References
- git.ghostscript.comhttps://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ece5cbbd9979cd35737b00e68267762d72feb2ea%3Bhp=1ef5f08f2c2e27efa978f0010669ff22355c385f
- bugs.ghostscript.comhttps://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702851
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1873239
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- ghostscript Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
- ghostscript-doc Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
- ghostscript-tools-dvipdf Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
- ghostscript-tools-fonts Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
- ghostscript-tools-printing Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
- ghostscript-x11 Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
- libgs Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
- libgs-devel Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- ghostscript Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
- ghostscript-doc Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
- ghostscript-tools-dvipdf Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
- ghostscript-tools-fonts Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
- ghostscript-tools-printing Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
- ghostscript-x11 Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
- libgs Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
- libgs-devel Fixed in 9.27-1.el8
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- ghostscript Fixed in 9.26~dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ghostscript Fixed in 9.26~dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ghostscript Fixed in 9.26~dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.