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CVE-2023-38559 Detail

Description

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.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6544 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6544 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 Permissions Required 
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 Permissions Required 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224367 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224367 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 Mailing List  Patch 
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 Mailing List  Patch 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBV6BTUREXM6DB3OGHGLMWGAZ3I45TXE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QH7ERAYSSXEYDWWY7LOV7CA5MIDZN3Z6/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-38559
NVD Published Date:
08/01/2023
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.