usn-6364-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-09-13 12:47
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
ghostscript vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-21710)

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-21890)

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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
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                }
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            },
            {
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        "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6"
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            }
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                }
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            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.10"
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        "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu3",
        "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4",
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        "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.8",
        "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9"
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PDF files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2020-21710)\n\nIt was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PDF files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service,\nor possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-21890)\n",
  "id": "USN-6364-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:16Z",
  "published": "2023-09-13T12:47:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6364-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-21710"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-21890"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "ghostscript vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21710",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21890"
  ]
}



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