CVE-2023-38560 (GCVE-0-2023-38560)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-01 16:49 – Updated: 2026-11-07 11:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Ghostscript: integer overflow in pcl/pl/plfont.c:418 in pl_glyph_name
Summary
An integer overflow flaw was found in pcl/pl/plfont.c:418 in pl_glyph_name in ghostscript. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service via transforming a crafted PCL file to PDF format.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-04-29 18:44 UTC
CWE
- CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Assigner
redhat
CNA
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38560 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706898 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224368 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=com… |
Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 |
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6
|
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
|
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
|
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
|
Date Public
2023-07-17 00:00
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