CVE-2020-27792
ghostscript - security update
7.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.04%
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.
How to fix CVE-2020-27792
To remediate CVE-2020-27792, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 9.51~dfsg-1 or later
- —upgrade to 9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u6 or later
Is CVE-2020-27792 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 9.51~dfsg-1
- from 0, < 9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |