CVE-2023-38560

low-risk
Published 2023-08-01

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Artifex

References (8)

Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38560
Permissions Required https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706898
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224368
Mailing List https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b7eb1d0174c
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38560
Permissions Required https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706898
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224368
Mailing List https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b7eb1d0174c
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal