Out-of-Bounds Affecting ghostscript-doc package, versions <0:9.25-5.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-GHOSTSCRIPTDOC-3327745
  • published22 Feb 2023
  • disclosed19 Aug 2022

Introduced: 19 Aug 2022

CVE-2020-27792  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ghostscript-doc to version 0:9.25-5.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-1947.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript-doc package and not the ghostscript-doc package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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