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
Related
Published
2023-08-01T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:24:23Z
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

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:20.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14?arch=source&distro=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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "negligible",
    "priority_reason": "PCL is not built by default, some releases don't include pcl/ dir"
}