CVE-2020-27792

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    CVE-2020-27792

    Published: 19 Aug 2022Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00005.html, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27792, https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7, https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701844, https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4362, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2247179

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    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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