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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-27605

BigBlueButton through 2.2.28 uses Ghostscript for processing of uploaded EPS documents, and consequently may be subject to attacks related to a "schwache Sandbox."

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CVE-2020-27605
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1 Nov 2026, 08:06 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-27605

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Oct 2020, 15:15 UTC

BigBlueButton through 2.2.28 uses Ghostscript for processing of uploaded EPS documents, and consequently may be subject to attacks related to a "schwache Sandbox."

osv:CVE-2020-27605
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27605",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "BigBlueButton through 2.2.28 uses Ghostscript for processing of uploaded EPS documents, and consequently may be subject to attacks related to a \"schwache Sandbox.\"",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-27605",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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      "affected": [
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:31:02.970034892Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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      ],
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 440141,
  "published_at": "2020-10-21T15:15:27.03+00:00"
}