High severity · published Aug 19, 2022
CVE-2020-27792
A heap-based buffer overwrite vulnerability was found in GhostScript's lp8000_print_page() function in the gdevlp8k.c file
7.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
GH
Ghostscript · Artifex
through 9.50 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27792
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27792
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4362
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27792
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2247179
git.ghostscript.com
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7
bugs.ghostscript.com
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701844
git.ghostscript.com
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7
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