CVE-2023-38560 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-38560

Ghostscript: integer overflow in pcl/pl/plfont.c:418 in pl_glyph_name

Vulnerability 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.

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.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: August 1st, 2023
Last Modified: November 20th, 2025
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)