USN-5643-1: ghostscript Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 27-09-2022Last modified 22-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-5643-1 is a vulnerability in ghostscript Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CVE-2020-27792CVE-2022-2085

Timeline

  1. 27-09-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ghostscript vulnerabilities It was discovered that GhostScript incorrectly handled certain PDF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause GhostScript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-27792) It was discovered that GhostScript incorrectly handled certain PDF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause GhostScript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2085)

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Public exploits

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Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • ghostscript< 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.17 | < 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.6 | < 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.1

1 vendor · 1 product

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