CVE-2020-14373
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 3, 2020 at 05:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:54 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise LinuxGhostscript
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
A use after free was found in igc_reloc_struct_ptr() of psi/igc.c of ghostscript-9.25. A local attacker could supply a specially crafted PDF file to cause a denial of service.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702851x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1873239CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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