CVE-2020-16298
CVSS v3
5.5
MEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.0 %
exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19
CISA KEV
No
known exploited
Exploitation
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Affected and fixed versions
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Packages
- ghostscriptAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 9.27-1.el8and 7 other packages
Vendor advisories
ghostscript: buffer overflow in mj_color_correct() in contrib/japanese/gdevmjc.c could result in a DoS
ghostscript.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 · ghostscript as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · ghostscript-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in mj_color_correct() in contrib/japanese/gdevmjc.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.
Technical details
- Published
- 2020-08-13
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