CVE-2023-38560
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.5)—
An integer overflow flaw was found in pcl/pl/plfont.c:418 in pl_glyph_name in ghostscript. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service via transforming a crafted PCL file to PDF format.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.32%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 23
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-190
- CWE-190
Referencias
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38560
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706898
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224368
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b7eb1d0174c
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38560
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706898
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224368
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b7eb1d0174c
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