Medium severity · published Aug 1, 2023
CVE-2023-38560
An integer overflow flaw was found in pcl/pl/plfont.c:418 in pl_glyph_name in ghostscript
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GH
Ghostscript · Artifex
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38560
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38560
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38560
Permissions Required
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706898
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224368
Mailing List
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b7eb1d0174c
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