CVE-2020-27792

HIGH

Ghostscript < 9.50 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in lp8000_print_page

Title source: llm

Description

A heap-based buffer overwrite vulnerability was found in GhostScript's lp8000_print_page() function in the gdevlp8k.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a user into opening a crafted PDF file, triggering the heap buffer overflow that could lead to memory corruption or a denial of service.

References (7)

Core 7

Core References

Patch

https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7

Patch

https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4362

Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_redhat

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27792

Issue Tracking issue-tracking x_refsource_redhat

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2247179

Various Sources

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701844

Mailing List

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00005.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 16.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (2)

artifex/ghostscript < 9.50

debian/debian_linux 10.0

Published Aug 19, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026