vulnerability
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 | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C) | 08/19/2022 | 09/23/2022 | 01/30/2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/19/2022
Added
09/23/2022
Modified
01/30/2025
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
ghostscript-upgrade-9_51
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