A heap-based buffer overwrite vulnerability was found in GhostScript's lp8000printpage() 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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