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CVE-2023-38559

Published: 1 August 2023

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
ghostscript
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
focal
Released (9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9)
jammy
Released (9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4)
lunar
Released (10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3)
mantic
Released (10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2)
trusty Ignored
(end of standard support)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
Patches:
upstream: https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1fb9991bb95f1201abb5dea55f57f

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H