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ALPINE-CVE-2020-16295

ALPINE-CVE-2020-16295 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

A null pointer dereference vulnerability in clj_media_size() in devices/gdevclj.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.20ghostscript9.50-r0, 9.27-r4, 9.27-r3
Alpine:v3.15ghostscript9.27-r0, 9.50-r0, 9.27-r4
Alpine:v3.19ghostscript8.64-r0, 8.70-r0, 8.71-r0
Alpine:v3.18ghostscript9.50-r0, 0, 8.64-r0
Alpine:v3.22ghostscript9.50-r0, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0
Alpine:v3.13ghostscript9.05-r1, 8.71-r1, 8.64-r0
Alpine:v3.23ghostscript9.50-r0, 0, 8.64-r0
Alpine:v3.17ghostscript0, 8.70-r0, 8.71-r0
Alpine:v3.14ghostscript9.50-r0, 0, 8.70-r0
Alpine:v3.21ghostscript9.50-r0, 8.71-r2, 9.27-r4
Alpine:v3.16ghostscript8.71-r0, 0, 9.50-r0

Timeline

  • Aug 13, 2020 CVE Published
  • Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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