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CVE-2020-16290 is a Ghostscript buffer overflow that can crash affected processing when handling a malicious PDF. The public record identifies Ghostscript v9.50 and says it is fixed in v9.51. The main business concern is denial of service where PDF processing supports printing, document conversion, or automated workflows. Exposure is most likely on systems running vulnerable Ghostscript packages that process PDFs, especially automated print or document-processing paths. The source bundle does not provide CPEs or a complete affected-version range beyond v9.50. Address this as a targeted patching item for document-processing systems. It is not supported as actively exploited in the provided sources, but untrusted PDF handling can make denial of service operationally relevant. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Ghostscript to v9.51 or a vendor-fixed package.; Apply Debian, Ubuntu, or Gentoo security updates where relevant.; Prioritize hosts that process untrusted PDFs automatically..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701786CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200820 [SECURITY] [DLA 2335-1] ghostscript security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- DSA-4748CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- GLSA-202008-20CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- USN-4469-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
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