Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2020-36773
Artifex Ghostscript before 9.53.0 has an out-of-bounds write and use-after-free in devices/vector/gdevtxtw.c (for txtwrite) because a single character code in a PDF document can map to more than one Unicode code point (e.g., for a ligature).
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:0.88%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| artifex | ghostscript | 9.51, 9.52, 9.52.1, 9.53.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.879%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2024-02-04T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2024-02-04T00:00:00 |
| Last Updated | 2025-05-22T17:29:16 |
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