CVE-2023-38559 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-38559

Ghostscript: out-of-bound read in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle could result in dos

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Red Hat would like to thank fullwaywang (Tencent) for reporting this issue.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Vulnerable Versions:
0:9.27-11.el8, 0:9.54.0-13.el9

Timeline

Official Publish: August 1st, 2023
Last Modified: June 23rd, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1003 OS Credential Dumping
Credential Access
T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access