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CVE-2020-27792

A heap-based buffer overwrite vulnerability was found in GhostScript's lp8000_print_page() function in the gdevlp8k.c fi

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 0.00047
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

2
artifex ghostscript<= 9.50
debian linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.1
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD19 Aug 2022 · 11:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

3
rhsaRHSA-2025:4362Moderate
usnUSN-5643-1
usnUSN-5618-1
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27792
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2247179
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701844
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00005.html
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