CVE-2023-38559
Ghostscript: out-of-bound read in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle could result in dos
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- Aug 1, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 20, 2023
Description
A buffer overflow flaw was found in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle() in ghostscript. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service via outputting a crafted PDF file for a DEVN device with gs.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat |
References
- RHSA-2023:6544vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2023:7053vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
- RHBZ#2224367issue-tracking
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBV6BTUREXM6DB3OGHGLMWGAZ3I45TXE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QH7ERAYSSXEYDWWY7LOV7CA5MIDZN3Z6/
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