DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16303

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16303 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

A use-after-free vulnerability in xps_finish_image_path() in devices/vector/gdevxps.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1

7.800000190734863

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:13	ghostscript	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	ghostscript	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	ghostscript	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	ghostscript	0, 0, 0

Timeline

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

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-16303 advisory

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