UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38560

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-38560
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38560.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38560
Upstream
Published
2023-08-01T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:56:26Z
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
  • 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
  • Ubuntu - negligible
Summary
[none]
Details

An integer overflow flaw was found in pcl/pl/plfont.c:418 in plglyphname in ghostscript. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service via transforming a crafted PCL file to PDF format.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*

9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu3
9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu4
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu1
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu2
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu3
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.2
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.3
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.4
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.6
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.7
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.8
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.10
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.11
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.12
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.13
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "PCL is not built by default, some releases don't include pcl/ dir",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ]
}