The version of ghostscript installed on the remote host is prior to 9.25-5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2308 advisory.

    A buffer overflow vulnerability in epsc_print_page() in devices/gdevepsc.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. (CVE-2020-16294)

    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. (CVE-2020-21710)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-2966 advisory.

    [9.27-12]
    - fix to prevent divison by zero in devices
    - Resolves: rhbz#2235009

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 3 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TSSA-2024:0179 advisory.

    Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    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 denial of service via opening of crafted PDF file.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2024-8321:01 advisory.

    * ghostscript: Divide by zero in eps_print_page in gdevepsn.c (CVE-2020-21710)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of ghostscript installed on the remote host is prior to 8.70-24.32. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1853 advisory.

    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. (CVE-2020-21710)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2020-21710)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:2966 advisory.

    The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF documents. Ghostscript     translates PostScript code to common bitmap formats so that the code can be displayed or printed.

    Security Fix(es):

    * ghostscript: Divide by zero in eps_print_page in gdevepsn.c (CVE-2020-21710)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2024:2966 advisory.

    * ghostscript: Divide by zero in eps_print_page in gdevepsn.c (CVE-2020-21710)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Rocky Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-296 advisory.

    2024-02-15: CVE-2020-21710 was added to this advisory.

    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. (CVE-2020-21710)

    A buffer overflow flaw was found in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle() in ghostscript. This     issue may allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service via outputting a crafted PDF file for a DEVN     device with gs. (CVE-2023-38559)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6364-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use     this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-21710)

    It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use     this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-21890)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3582 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3582-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Abhijith PA     September 25, 2023                            https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : ghostscript     Version        : 9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u9     CVE ID         : CVE-2020-21710 CVE-2020-21890

    Vulnerabilities were found in ghostscript, an interpreter for pdf     PostScript language, which allows remote attackers to cause denial of     service.

    CVE-2020-21710

        Divide by zero caused by custom resolution being too low

    CVE-2020-21890

        Buffer Overflow vulnerability in clj_media_size function.

    For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version     9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u9.

    We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

    For the detailed security status of ghostscript please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ghostscript

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
183479	Amazon Linux 2 : ghostscript (ALAS-2023-2308)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	10/20/2023	12/11/2024	medium
198011	Oracle Linux 8 : ghostscript (ELSA-2024-2966)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	5/28/2024	9/9/2025	medium
238568	TencentOS Server 3: ghostscript (TSSA-2024:0179)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	6/16/2025	11/20/2025	medium
293706	MiracleLinux 8 : ghostscript-9.27-12.el8 (AXSA:2024-8321:01)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	1/20/2026	1/20/2026	medium
182708	Amazon Linux AMI : ghostscript (ALAS-2023-1853)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	10/6/2023	12/11/2024	medium
223405	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-21710	Nessus	Misc.	3/4/2025	10/28/2025	medium
197778	RHEL 8 : ghostscript (RHSA-2024:2966)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	5/23/2024	11/7/2024	medium
200564	Rocky Linux 8 : ghostscript (RLSA-2024:2966)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	6/14/2024	6/14/2024	medium
180120	Amazon Linux 2023 : ghostscript, ghostscript-gtk, ghostscript-tools-dvipdf (ALAS2023-2023-296)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	8/24/2023	12/11/2024	medium
181362	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS : Ghostscript vulnerabilities (USN-6364-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	9/13/2023	8/28/2024	high
181846	Debian dla-3582 : ghostscript - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	9/25/2023	1/22/2025	high

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