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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
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.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-38559 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Artifex ghostscript
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 4
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This addresses a buffer overflow vulnerability by updating the Ghostscript packages.
  • Update the ghostscript packages to the latest available version.
  • Upgrade to Ghostscript version 10.02.0 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-38559 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-38559.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6544 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224367 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 Mailing List Patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6544 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897 Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224367 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1 Mailing List Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GBV6BTUREXM6DB3OGHGLMWGAZ3I45TXE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QH7ERAYSSXEYDWWY7LOV7CA5MIDZN3Z6/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies 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)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-38559 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-540: Overread Buffers Overread Buffers

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-38559 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

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.

  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.02 }} 0.00%

score

0.03146

percentile