# CVE-2020-21710: A divide by zero issue discovered in eps\_print\_page in gdevepsn.c in Artifex Software GhostScript 9.50 allows remote attackers to cause a de

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-08-22 · Updated: 2024-10-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A divide by zero issue discovered in eps_print_page in gdevepsn.c in Artifex Software GhostScript 9.50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via opening of crafted PDF file.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701843
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4e713293de84b689c4ab358f3e110ea54aa81925
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00029.html

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