VDB
ALPINE-CVE-2020-17538
ALPINE-CVE-2020-17538
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetNumSameData() in contrib/lips4/gdevlips.c of Artifex Software GhostScript from v9.18 to 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 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.18 | ghostscript | 9.18, 0, 9.50-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ghostscript | 9.18, 0, 9.50-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | ghostscript | 8.70-r0, 8.71-r0, 8.71-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | ghostscript | 9.25-r1, 0, 9.50-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ghostscript | 8.64-r0, 9.18, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | ghostscript | 9.18, 0, 9.50-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ghostscript | 9.06-r2, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | ghostscript | 9.06-r0, 9.18, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | ghostscript | 9.18, 0, 9.50-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ghostscript | 9.10-r0, 0, 9.50-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ghostscript | 0, 8.64-r0, 8.71-r1 |
Timeline
- Aug 13, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Jul 8, 2026 CVE Updated