CVE-2020-27792

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability—
ProductArtifex Ghostscript
PublishedAug 19, 2022
First seenAug 19, 2022

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
artifex ghostscriptv ≤ 9.50—
debian debian_linux10.0—

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CVE-2020-27792 · Artifex Ghostscript · Dark Radar