#VU85892 Integer overflow in Ghostscript - CVE-2023-38560
Published: January 30, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85892
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38560
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ghostscript
Ghostscript
Software vendor:
Artifex Software, Inc.
Artifex Software, Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the pl_glyph_name() function in pcl/pl/plfont.c when converting PCL files to PDF format. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PLC file to the application, trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.