CVE-2023-38560
Ghostscript: integer overflow in pcl/pl/plfont.c:418 in pl_glyph_name
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-190 |
| Vendor | red hat |
| Product | red hat enterprise linux 6 |
| Published | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Last Updated | Nov 20, 2025 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38560 bugs.ghostscript.com: https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706898 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224368 git.ghostscript.com: https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b7eb1d0174c
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank fullwaywang (Tencent) for reporting this issue.