CVE-2023-38559

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    CVE-2023-38559

    Published: 1 Aug 2023Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QH7ERAYSSXEYDWWY7LOV7CA5MIDZN3Z6/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GBV6BTUREXM6DB3OGHGLMWGAZ3I45TXE/, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6544, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559, https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224367, https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1

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