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CVE-2023-38559

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

Published: 8/1/2023 Last updated: 6/23/2026 Reserved: 7/20/2023

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.

CNA assigner: redhat (53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749) Requested by: n/a

Metrics

Version Score Severity Vector String
3.1 5.5 Medium CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Opam packages affected (1)

conf-ghostscript

Products affected (10)

Product Vendor Version
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat < 2.6.38
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat iView versions prior to v5.7.03.6112
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat < 4.0.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat 2012 R2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat <= 2020.11.20.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat unspecified

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Credits (2)