CVE-2023-38560

Published Aug 1, 2023

Last updated a year ago

CVSS medium 5.5

Overview

Description: 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.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 5.5
Impact score: 3.6
Exploitability score: 1.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: MEDIUM

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-190
secalert@redhat.com: CWE-190

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "E4876A23-725C-450E-B988-32FFF4DF53C1"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References