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CVE-2023-38559

Published: Aug 1, 2023

Modified: Nov 20, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.5

MEDIUM

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.

VendorProductVersions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

unaffected
0:9.27-11.el8 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

unaffected
0:9.54.0-13.el9 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

All versions

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

References

RHSA-2023:6544
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2023:7053
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHBZ#2224367
issue-tracking
x_refsource_REDHAT

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