CVE-2020-27792
GhostScript Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 19, 2022, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 19, 2023, 6:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 19, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-119 Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-122 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-122 Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-119 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-119 Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-400 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 21, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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. 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. Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27792 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2247179 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7 [No types assigned] Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-400 Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-122 Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7 [No types assigned] Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 30, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00005.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 04, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00005.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 23, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701844 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701844 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7 No Types Assigned https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7 Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.50
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Exploit Prediction
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0.10 }} 0.00%
score
0.39476
percentile