CVE-2020-16310
Artifex Software GhostScript Division by Zero Remote Denial of Service
Description
A division by zero vulnerability in dot24_print_page() in devices/gdevdm24.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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 13, 2020, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:18 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2020-16310 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-16310
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-16310.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701828 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=eaba1d97b62831b42c51840cc8ee2bc4576c942e | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748 | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-16310 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-16310 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=eaba1d97b62831b42c51840cc8ee2bc4576c942e [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=eaba1d97b62831b42c51840cc8ee2bc4576c942e -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 29, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 31, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 30, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 26, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 20, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 18, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701828 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701828 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=eaba1d97b62831b42c51840cc8ee2bc4576c942e No Types Assigned https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=eaba1d97b62831b42c51840cc8ee2bc4576c942e Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-369 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-16310 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-16310
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.46 }} 0.06%
score
0.75591
percentile