Out-of-Bounds Affecting ghostscript-tools-dvipdf package, versions <0:9.27-16.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-GHOSTSCRIPTTOOLSDVIPDF-9919725
  • published2 May 2025
  • 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 Oracle:8 ghostscript-tools-dvipdf to version 0:9.27-16.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-4362.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript-tools-dvipdf package and not the ghostscript-tools-dvipdf package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 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.

CVSS Base Scores

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