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01 Record

CVE-2020-16298

A buffer overflow vulnerability in mj_color_correct() in contrib/japanese/gdevmjc.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in mj_color_correct() in contrib/japanese/gdevmjc.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file.

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
1.98% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 80.4% 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:N/UI:R/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
2020-08-13 02:08Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 13:37Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-08-03
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base
  • CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
08f143faf5ea379beafea1b1ef8bdb7bed4f9cbc56233803ed3d3d45bbfb6b95

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
artifexghostscriptNot specified—
canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—
debiandebian_linuxNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatred_hat_3scale_ampNot specified—

06 References

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 9.51~dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 9.51~dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 9.51~dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.13

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.13

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.2

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. 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.