CVE-2023-38559
01.08.2023, 17:15
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.
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| artifex | ghostscript | 𝑥 < 10.02.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 9.0 |
| debian | debian_linux | 10.0 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian Releases
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product | |||||||||||||||
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| ghostscript |
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Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds ReadThe software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
- CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.
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