DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38559

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-38559
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JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38559
Upstream
Published
2023-08-01T17:15:09Z
Modified
2025-09-30T05:16:07.519312Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A buffer overflow flaw was found in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devnpcxwrite_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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u6

Affected versions

9.*

9.53.3~dfsg-7
9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u1
9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u2
9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u3
9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u4
9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u2

Affected versions

10.*

10.0.0~dfsg-11
10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.02.0~dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.02.0~dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}