VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-38559
A buffer overflow flaw was found in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle() in ghostscript.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-120
- Affected
- artifex/ghostscript · redhat/enterprise linux · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6544Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224367Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1Mailing List, Patch
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6544Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224367Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1Mailing List, Patch
- 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/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.