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CVE-2020-16293
A null pointer dereference vulnerability in compose_group_nonknockout_nonblend_isolated_allmask_common() in base/gxblend.c of Artifex…
- 5.5MediumCVSS base score
- 1.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 22% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 10 days later
· 10 days later
Published
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References6
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701795 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7870f4951bcc6a153f317e3439e14d0e929fd231 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200820 [SECURITY] [DLA 2335-1] ghostscript security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-4748 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-202008-20 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- USN-4469-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2020-8254 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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