5.5 MEDIUM
- CVSS version: 3.1
- Attack vector (AV): LOCAL
- Attack complexity (AC): LOW
- Privileges required (PR): NONE
- User interaction (UI): REQUIRED
- Scope (S): UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality impact (C): NONE
- Integrity impact (I): NONE
- Availability impact (A): HIGH
Ghostscript: out-of-bound read in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle could result in dos
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.
References
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj…
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj…
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj…
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj…
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_transferred x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 x_transferred
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj…
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_transferred x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 x_transferred
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_transferred x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 x_transferred
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj…
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_transferred x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 x_transferred
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 x_transferred
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_transferred x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_transferred x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 x_transferred
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_transferred x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 x_transferred
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_transferred x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 x_transferred
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_transferred x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 x_transferred
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
- RHSA-2023:6544 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- RHSA-2023:7053 vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 x_transferred x_refsource_REDHAT vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 x_transferred
- RHBZ#2224367 issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproj… x_transferred
Affected products
- *
- *
Matching in nixpkgs
pkgs.ghostscriptX
PostScript interpreter (mainline version)
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nixos-unstable -
- nixpkgs-unstable 10.05.1
pkgs.ghostscript_headless
PostScript interpreter (mainline version)
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nixos-unstable -
- nixpkgs-unstable 10.05.1
pkgs.python312Packages.ghostscript
Interface to the Ghostscript C-API using ctypes
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nixos-unstable -
- nixpkgs-unstable 0.7
pkgs.python313Packages.ghostscript
Interface to the Ghostscript C-API using ctypes
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nixos-unstable -
- nixpkgs-unstable 0.7
pkgs.tests.texlive.dvipng.ghostscript
None
pkgs.haskellPackages.ghostscript-parallel
Let Ghostscript render pages in parallel
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nixos-unstable -
- nixpkgs-unstable 0.0.1
Package maintainers
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@tobim Tobias Mayer <nix@tobim.fastmail.fm>
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@flokli Florian Klink <flokli@flokli.de>