A buffer overflow vulnerability in mj_color_correct() in contrib/japanese/gdevmjc.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51. References: https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701799 https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=849e74e5ab450dd581942192da7101e0664fa5af
Created ghostscript tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: fedora-all [bug 1870153]
Flaw summary: Improper color values passed to mj_color_correct() in /contrib/japanese/gdevmjc.c can cause an out-of-bounds read of global buffer grnsep2, which is indexed using `H`, which is computed from input color values.
Mitigation: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Via RHSA-2021:1852 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1852
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s): https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-16298