CVE-2020-16303

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

2%p77

Published

Aug 13, 2020 (Aug 13, 2020)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: artifex debian canonical
Products: ghostscript, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Weakness: CWE-416
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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