CVE-2023-38560

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 v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38560	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706898	Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224368	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b7eb1d0174c	Mailing List Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-08-01 17:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 04:17

NVD link : CVE-2023-38560

Mitre link : CVE-2023-38560

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-38560

JSON object : View

Products Affected

artifex

ghostscript

CWE

CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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