title: Ghostscript: heap buffer over write vulnerability in ghostscript's lp8000_print_page() in gdevlp8k.c
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.
problem types: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
affected:
{
product: ghostscript
vendor: n/a
versions:
version: 9.27, status: unaffected
}
{
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
collectionURL: https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
packageName: ghostscript
defaultStatus: unknown
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
}
{
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
collectionURL: https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
packageName: ghostscript
defaultStatus: unknown
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
}
{
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
collectionURL: https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
packageName: ghostscript
defaultStatus: affected
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
}
{
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
collectionURL: https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
packageName: ghostscript
defaultStatus: unaffected
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
}
{
product: Fedora
vendor: Fedora
collectionURL: https://packages.fedoraproject.org/
packageName: ghostscript
defaultStatus: unaffected
}
metrics:
other: [
content: {'value': 'Moderate', 'namespace': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/'}
type: Red Hat severity rating
]
workarounds: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.