CVE-2023-38560

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    CVE-2023-38560

    Published: 1 Aug 2023Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38560, https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706898, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224368, https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b7eb1d0174c

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