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ALPINE-CVE-2020-16307

ALPINE-CVE-2020-16307 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

A null pointer dereference vulnerability in devices/vector/gdevtxtw.c and psi/zbfont.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted postscript 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:v3.18ghostscript9.50-r0, 9.27-r4, 9.27-r3
Alpine:v3.15ghostscript8.71-r1, 9.50-r0, 9.27-r4
Alpine:v3.14ghostscript9.06-r1, 9.50-r0, 9.27-r4
Alpine:v3.21ghostscript0, 9.50-r0, 9.27-r4
Alpine:v3.23ghostscript0, 9.50-r0, 9.27-r4
Alpine:v3.19ghostscript9.26-r1, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0
Alpine:v3.16ghostscript9.50-r0, 0, 8.64-r0
Alpine:v3.17ghostscript0, 8.64-r0, 8.71-r1
Alpine:v3.13ghostscript9.50-r0, 0, 8.64-r0
Alpine:v3.22ghostscript0, 8.64-r0, 8.71-r0
Alpine:v3.20ghostscript9.50-r0, 9.27-r3, 9.27-r2

Timeline

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