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

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-38560
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-08-01 17:15:09 UTC
Updated2026-11-07 12:17:29 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.003230000 probability, percentile 0.255340000 (date 2026-11-08)

Problem Types: CWE-190 | CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNACVSS5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Artifex Ghostscript - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.ghostscript.com Mailing List, Patch
cve-details af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Bug Access Denied af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.ghostscript.com Permissions Required
2224368 – (CVE-2023-38560) CVE-2023-38560 ghostscript: Integer overflow in pcl/pl/plfont.c:418 in pl_glyph_name af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Bug Access Denied MITRE bugs.ghostscript.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

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

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2023-07-20T00:00:00.000ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2023-07-17T00:00:00.000ZMade public.

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 296107 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 65.157.1 Missing (CPUJAN2024)

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