5.5
Medium
CVE-2023-38559 A buffer overflow flaw was found in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle() in ghostscript
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.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Versions not published |
References
- RHSA-2023:6544 access.redhat.com
- RHSA-2023:7053 access.redhat.com
- access.redhat.com access.redhat.com
- bugs.ghostscript.com bugs.ghostscript.com
- RHBZ#2224367 bugzilla.redhat.com
- git.ghostscript.com git.ghostscript.com
Timeline
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