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.
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2022-08-19T22:46:08

Updated: 2024-09-30T15:23:10.272Z

Reserved: 2020-10-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-27792

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-08-19T23:15:08.303

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:21:50.460

Link: CVE-2020-27792

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2019-11-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-27792 - Bugzilla