CVE-2023-38560
MEDIUMGhostscript - Denial of Service via PCL Glyph Name Integer Overflow
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Permissions Required
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706898
Mailing List, Patch
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b7eb1d0174c
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38560
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory issue-tracking
x_refsource_redhat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224368
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
1.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-190
Status
published
Products (1)
artifex/ghostscript
Published
Aug 01, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026