CVE-2020-27792

HighCVSS 7.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 19, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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