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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

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00016
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Weakness Classification

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
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Affected Products & Versions

4
artifex ghostscript< 10.02.0
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD01 Aug 2023 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

8
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13081-1
siemens-csafSSA-806742
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:3438-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:3439-1
rhsaRHSA-2023:7053Low
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224367Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.gitMailing ListPatch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBV6BTUREXM6DB3OGHGLMWGAZ3I45TXE/
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