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Artifex Ghostscript: (CVE-2020-27792) Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file

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Artifex Ghostscript: (CVE-2020-27792) Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/19/2022
Created
09/24/2022
Added
09/23/2022
Modified
11/22/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • ghostscript-upgrade-9_51

References

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