DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16293

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16293 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

A null pointer dereference vulnerability in compose_group_nonknockout_nonblend_isolated_allmask_common() in base/gxblend.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 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
Debian:13	ghostscript	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	ghostscript	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	ghostscript	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	ghostscript	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Aug 13, 2020 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-16293 advisory

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