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.
Published: 2023-08-01
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3519-1 ghostscript security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-42358 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6297-1 Ghostscript vulnerability
History

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 28 Oct 2025 02:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 23:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000


Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000


Subscriptions

Artifex Ghostscript
Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-23T17:19:09.161Z

Reserved: 2023-07-20T14:53:37.543Z

Link: CVE-2023-38559

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:46:56.360Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-01T17:15:09.890

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:10:43.433

Link: CVE-2023-38559

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-07-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-38559 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses