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TI-2020-14151 Aliases CVE-2020-21710GHSA-f3hj-4f92-87v9

A divide by zero issue discovered in eps_print_page in gdevepsn.c in Artifex Software…

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-369Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-369.

Summary

A divide by zero issue discovered in eps_print_page in gdevepsn.c in Artifex Software GhostScript 9.50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via opening of crafted PDF file.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00705 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.50VulnerableArtifex
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.50 Vulnerable ·Artifex

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2024:2966 Released 2024-05-22 · Red Hat rating Low
    ghostscript security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) ghostscript-9.27-12.el8, ghostscript-x11-9.27-12.el8, libgs-9.27-12.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) ghostscript-doc-9.27-12.el8, ghostscript-tools-dvipdf-9.27-12.el8, ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.27-12.el8 +2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:2966
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:2966

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-21710
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f3hj-4f92-87v9

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

  • TI-2017-05861 Artifex Ghostscript through 2017-04-26 allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-02712 Improper input validation in ghostscript CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2023-13382 In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.0, there is a buffer overflow leading to potential… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-11841 An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-19474 Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-14200 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in clj_media_size function in devices/gdevclj.c in Artifex… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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