CVE-2020-16293

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

5.5 medium

EPSS

2%p77

Published

Aug 13, 2020 (Aug 13, 2020)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: artifex debian canonical
Products: ghostscript, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Weakness: CWE-476
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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