VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-27792
CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-08-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- secalert@redhat.com: CWE-119
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-119