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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
0:9.27-16.el8_10 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Default version status: unknown
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Default version status: unknown
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: unaffected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4362 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27792 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2247179 ↗
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7 ↗
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701844 ↗
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4f6bc662909ab79e8fbe9822afb36e8a0eafc2b7 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00005.html ↗