CVE-2023-38559
Ghostscript DEVN Buffer Overflow
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 1, 2023, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 8:13 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2023-38559 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2023-38559
vulnerability.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2023-38559 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-38559 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6544 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 Added Reference https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224367 Added Reference https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GBV6BTUREXM6DB3OGHGLMWGAZ3I45TXE/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QH7ERAYSSXEYDWWY7LOV7CA5MIDZN3Z6/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 16, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QH7ERAYSSXEYDWWY7LOV7CA5MIDZN3Z6/ Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GBV6BTUREXM6DB3OGHGLMWGAZ3I45TXE/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Mar. 08, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.02.0 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 21, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6544 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6544 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GBV6BTUREXM6DB3OGHGLMWGAZ3I45TXE/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GBV6BTUREXM6DB3OGHGLMWGAZ3I45TXE/ Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QH7ERAYSSXEYDWWY7LOV7CA5MIDZN3Z6/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QH7ERAYSSXEYDWWY7LOV7CA5MIDZN3Z6/ Mailing List Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 14, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053 [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6544 [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-125 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 16, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GBV6BTUREXM6DB3OGHGLMWGAZ3I45TXE/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QH7ERAYSSXEYDWWY7LOV7CA5MIDZN3Z6/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 Permissions Required Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224367 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224367 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 No Types Assigned https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 Mailing List, Patch Added CWE NIST CWE-120 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-38559 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-38559
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.01 }} -0.05%
score
0.01265
percentile