Use After Free

2023-12-0720:46:24

Veracode Vulnerability Database

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ghostscript

use after free

vulnerability

gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable

memory management

validation

dangling pointer

crash

denial of service

software

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

6.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

38.8%

JSON

ghostscript is vulnerable to Use After Free. The vulnerability is due to there is no proper memory management and validation mechanisms in the gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable function. This results in a dangling pointer, that allows attackers to crash the application and cause a denial of service.