Out-of-bounds Read in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2023-38559
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:9.27-11.el8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:9.54.0-13.el9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6544 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- git.ghostscript.com/ (Patch, Mailing List)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-38559?
- CVE-2023-38559 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2023-38559?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-38559 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.