Bug 2224367 (CVE-2023-38559) - CVE-2023-38559 ghostscript: Out-of-bound read in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle could result in DoS
Summary: CVE-2023-38559 ghostscript: Out-of-bound read in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-38559
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2224371 2224372 2224373 2224374 2225380 2228122
Blocks: 2224370
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Reported: 2023-07-20 14:43 UTC by Michael Kaplan
Modified: 2024-02-01 01:40 UTC (History)
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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.
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:6544 0 None None None 2023-11-07 08:19:18 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:7053 0 None None None 2023-11-14 15:19:27 UTC

Description Michael Kaplan 2023-07-20 14:43:26 UTC 
A buffer overflow vulnerability in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle() allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file and outputing it for DEVN device with gs.
Comment 1 Michael Kaplan 2023-07-20 14:56:08 UTC 
References:

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
Comment 3 TEJ RATHI 2023-07-25 07:05:56 UTC 
Created ghostscript tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2225380]
Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2023-11-07 08:19:17 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2023:6544 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6544
Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2023-11-14 15:19:26 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2023:7053 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053
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