Is CVE-2020-27792 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-27792 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-27792?

CVE-2020-27792 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-27792?

CVE-2020-27792 has an EPSS score of 0.44% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-27792?

Upgrade ghostscript on debian 11 to 9.51~dfsg-1 or later. Fixes are available for 30 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-27792

HIGH

7.1

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

ghostscriptDebian

Fixed in:9.51~dfsg-1CVE-2020-27792

ghostscriptRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscriptRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-docRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-docRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-gtk-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-gtk-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-tools-dvipdfRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-tools-dvipdfRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-tools-fontsRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-tools-fontsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-tools-printingRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-tools-printingRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-x11Red Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-x11Rocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-x11-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscript-x11-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

libgsRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

libgsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

libgs-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

libgs-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

libgs-develRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

libgs-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

ghostscriptUbuntu

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm4USN-5618-1

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.17USN-5643-1

Fixed in:9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.6USN-5643-1

Fixed in:9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.1USN-5643-1

ghostscript-xUbuntu

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm4USN-5618-1

libgs9Ubuntu

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm4USN-5618-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references7

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

Embed a live status badge for CVE-2020-27792

Markdown

[![CVE-2020-27792](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2020-27792.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2020-27792)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2020-27792"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2020-27792.svg" alt="CVE-2020-27792"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-30.