CVE-2020-27792

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.1 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 14%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
artifexghostscript
𝑥
≤ 9.50
debiandebian_linux
10.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
ghostscript
bookworm
10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u4
fixed
bookworm (security)
10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u5
fixed
bullseye
9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u7
fixed
bullseye (security)
9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u8
fixed
sid
10.04.0~dfsg-1
fixed
trixie
10.04.0~dfsg-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
ghostscript
bionic
Fixed 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.17
released
focal
Fixed 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.6
released
jammy
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
trusty
ignored
xenial
Fixed 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm4
released
Red Hat logo
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Releases
Red Hat Product
Release
ghostscript
RHEL 8
0:9.27-16.el8_10
fixed
ghostscript-doc
RHEL 8
0:9.27-16.el8_10
fixed
ghostscript-tools-dvipdf
RHEL 8
0:9.27-16.el8_10
fixed
ghostscript-tools-fonts
RHEL 8
0:9.27-16.el8_10
fixed
ghostscript-tools-printing
RHEL 8
0:9.27-16.el8_10
fixed
ghostscript-x11
RHEL 8
0:9.27-16.el8_10
fixed
libgs
RHEL 8
0:9.27-16.el8_10
fixed
libgs-devel
RHEL 8
0:9.27-16.el8_10
fixed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4362
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;a=commitdiff;h=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27792
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701844
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2247179
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00005.html