CVE-2023-38559

Ghostscript: out-of-bound read in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle could result in dos

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Se ha encontrado un fallo de desbordamiento de búfer en base/gdevdevn.c:1973 en devn_pcx_write_rle() en ghostscript. Este problema puede permitir a un atacante local provocar una denegación de servicio mediante la salida de un archivo PDF manipulado para un dispositivo DEVN con gs.

*Credits: Red Hat would like to thank fullwaywang (Tencent) for reporting this issue.

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 5.5

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-07-20 CVE Reserved
2023-08-01 CVE Published
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2024-09-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html	Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBV6BTUREXM6DB3OGHGLMWGAZ3I45TXE	Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QH7ERAYSSXEYDWWY7LOV7CA5MIDZN3Z6	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1	2024-03-08

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6544	2024-03-08
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053	2024-03-08
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559	2023-11-14
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224367	2023-11-14

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Artifex Search vendor "Artifex"		Ghostscript Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Ghostscript"				< 10.02.0 Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Ghostscript" and version " < 10.02.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				37 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "37"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				38 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "38"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected