vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-5224-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-5224-1",
  "summary": "ghostscript vulnerabilities",
  "details": "It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript\nfiles. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a\nspecially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to\ncause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly\nexecute arbitrary code.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45944",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45949"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2022-01-12T12:15:31Z",
  "modified": "2026-10-08T16:28:23Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "ghostscript",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15?arch=source&distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "9.21~dfsg+1-0ubuntu3",
        "9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1",
        "9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.1",
        "9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2",
        "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
        "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2",
        "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
        "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3",
        "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.4",
        "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.5",
        "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.6",
        "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.7",
        "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8",
        "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.9",
        "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.10",
        "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.11",
        "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.12",
        "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.13",
        "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.14"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2021-45944",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2021-45949",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "ghostscript",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5?arch=source&distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu3",
        "9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu4",
        "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu1",
        "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu2",
        "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu3",
        "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4",
        "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1",
        "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.2",
        "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.3",
        "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.4"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2021-45944",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2021-45949",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5224-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-45944"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-45949"
    }
  ]
}