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CVE-2020-27792

Published: August 19, 2022Last modified: November 8, 2023

Description

A heap-based buffer over write vulnerability was found in GhostScript's lp8000_print_page() function in gdevlp8k.c file. An attacker could trick a user to open a crafted PDF file, triggering the heap buffer overflow that could lead to memory corruption or a denial of service.

Severity score breakdown

ParameterValue
Base score7.1
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack complexityLOW
Privileges requiredNONE
User interactionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
Integrity impactHIGH
Availability impactHIGH
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Status

ProductReleasePackageStatus
Alpaquita Linux23 LTSghostscriptNot affected (10.01.2-r0)
StreamghostscriptNot affected (10.01.2-r0)

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