{"id":"USN-5643-1","summary":"ghostscript vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that GhostScript incorrectly handled certain PDF files.\nIf a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted\nPDF file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause GhostScript to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary\ncode. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2020-27792)\n\nIt was discovered that GhostScript incorrectly handled certain PDF files.\nIf a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted\nPDF file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause GhostScript to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary\ncode. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2085)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:42:47Z","published":"2022-09-27T12:08:19Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27792","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2085"],"upstream":["CVE-2020-27792","CVE-2022-2085","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27792","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2085"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5643-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27792"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2085"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ghostscript","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.17?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.17"}]}],"versions":["9.21~dfsg+1-0ubuntu3","9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1","9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.1","9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2","9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.4","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.5","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.6","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.7","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.9","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.10","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.11","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.12","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.13","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.14","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"ghostscript","binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.17"},{"binary_name":"ghostscript-x","binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.17"},{"binary_name":"libgs-dev","binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.17"},{"binary_name":"libgs9","binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.17"},{"binary_name":"libgs9-common","binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.17"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5643-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2020-27792"}]}}},{"package":{"name":"ghostscript","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.6?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.6"}]}],"versions":["9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu3","9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu4","9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu1","9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu2","9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu3","9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4","9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1","9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.2","9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.3","9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.4","9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"ghostscript","binary_version":"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.6"},{"binary_name":"ghostscript-x","binary_version":"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.6"},{"binary_name":"libgs-dev","binary_version":"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.6"},{"binary_name":"libgs9","binary_version":"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.6"},{"binary_name":"libgs9-common","binary_version":"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.6"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5643-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2020-27792"}]}}},{"package":{"name":"ghostscript","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.1?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.1"}]}],"versions":["9.54.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu2","9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu4","9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"ghostscript","binary_version":"9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.1"},{"binary_name":"ghostscript-x","binary_version":"9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.1"},{"binary_name":"libgs-dev","binary_version":"9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.1"},{"binary_name":"libgs9","binary_version":"9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.1"},{"binary_name":"libgs9-common","binary_version":"9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5643-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}],"id":"CVE-2022-2085"}]}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}