CVE-2023-38560

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2023-38560
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.

5.5 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38560 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706898 Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224368 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b7eb1d0174c Mailing List Patch
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

25 Sep 2023, 18:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897', 'name': 'https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897', 'tags': ['Permissions Required'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}

04 Aug 2023, 17:30

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
CWE CWE-190
CPE cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Artifex ghostscript
Artifex
References (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224368 - (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224368 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38560 - (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38560 - Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 - (MISC) https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 - Permissions Required
References (MISC) https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b7eb1d0174c - (MISC) https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b7eb1d0174c - Mailing List, Patch
References (MISC) https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706898 - (MISC) https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706898 - Permissions Required

04 Aug 2023, 05:15

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References
  • (MISC) https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706898 -

01 Aug 2023, 17:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-08-01 17:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:14

NVD link : CVE-2023-38560

Mitre link : CVE-2023-38560

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-38560

JSON object : View

Products Affected

artifex

  • ghostscript
CWE
CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound