CVE-2023-38560

Ghostscript: integer overflow in pcl/pl/plfont.c:418 in pl_glyph_name

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Se ha encontrado un fallo de desbordamiento de enteros en pcl/pl/plfont.c:418 en pl_glyph_name en ghostscript. Este problema puede permitir a un atacante local provocar una denegación de servicio mediante la transformación de un archivo PCL manipulado en formato PDF.

*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:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-07-20 CVE Reserved
2023-08-01 CVE Published
2024-08-20 CVE Updated
2024-09-02 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38560	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224368	Issue Tracking

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b7eb1d0174c	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC

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"				-		-		Affected