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CVE-2020-17538

A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetNumSameData() in contrib/lips4/gdevlips.c of Artifex Software GhostScript from v9.18 to v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.

Severity
Medium 5.5
Published
13 Aug 2020
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
9.52
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
GhostscriptServers and applications · cpe:a:artifex:ghostscript
  • From 9.18 before 9.52

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17538
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-17538