UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27792

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27792

    Published: 19 Aug 2022Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-27792

    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://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27792, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5618-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5643-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27792

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ghostscript

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm4

    Affected versions

    9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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