CVE-2020-27792
HIGH7.1EPSS 0.05%ghostscript - security update
Published: 8/19/2022Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27792
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/ghostscriptfrom 0, < 9.51~dfsg-1
- Debian/ghostscriptfrom 0, < 9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |