CVE-2021-45944

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ghostscript GhostPDL versions 9.50 through 9.53.3

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free in the sampled data sample function, which can be called from sampled data continue and interp. This can potentially allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For Ghostscript GhostPDL versions 9.50 through 9.53.3, consider disabling the sampled data sample function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the interp and sampled data continue functions to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.