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
EPSS: 0.004 (35.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Debian 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
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (Permissions Required)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.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.