DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38559

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38559

    Published: 1 Aug 2023Last Modified: 15 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-38559

    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://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-38559

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ghostscript

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u2

    Affected versions

    10.0.0~dfsg-11
    10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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