High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-27792
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.
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=9.50
- (no CPE)
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream+ 3 more
- cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamrange: 0:9.27-16.el8_10
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
- osv-coords8 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/ghostscriptpkg:rpm/almalinux/ghostscript-docpkg:rpm/almalinux/libgspkg:rpm/almalinux/libgs-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/ghostscript-tools-dvipdfpkg:rpm/almalinux/ghostscript-tools-fontspkg:rpm/almalinux/ghostscript-tools-printingpkg:rpm/almalinux/ghostscript-x11
< 9.27-16.el8_10+ 7 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-16.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-16.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-16.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-16.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-16.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-16.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-16.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-16.el8_10
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