CVE-2020-16296

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Artifex Software GhostScript versions 9.50

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the GetNumWrongData() function, located in contrib/lips4/gdevlips.c, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. This can be achieved via a crafted PDF file.

Recommendations For Artifex Software GhostScript version 9.50, update to version 9.51 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the processing of crafted PDF files to minimize the risk of exploitation.