Is CVE-2023-38559 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-38559 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-38559?

CVE-2023-38559 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-38559?

CVE-2023-38559 has an EPSS score of 0.45% (36th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38559?

Upgrade ghostscript on debian 11 to 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u6 or later. Fixes are available for 30 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-38559

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A buffer overflow flaw was found in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle() in ghostscript. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service via outputting a crafted PDF file for a DEVN device with gs.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

ghostscriptDebian

Fixed in:9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u6CVE-2023-38559

Fixed in:10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u2CVE-2023-38559

Fixed in:10.02.0~dfsg-1CVE-2023-38559

ghostscriptRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscriptRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-docRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-docRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-gtk-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-gtk-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-tools-dvipdfRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-tools-dvipdfRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-tools-fontsRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-tools-fontsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-tools-printingRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-tools-printingRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-x11Red Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-x11Rocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-x11-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscript-x11-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

libgsRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

libgsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

libgs-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

libgs-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

libgs-develRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

libgs-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-13.el9RHSA-2023:6544

ghostscriptUbuntu

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6USN-6297-1

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1USN-6297-1

Fixed in:9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9USN-6297-1

Fixed in:9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4USN-6297-1

Fixed in:10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3USN-6297-1

libgs10Ubuntu

Fixed in:10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3USN-6297-1

libgs9Ubuntu

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6USN-6297-1

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1USN-6297-1

Fixed in:9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9USN-6297-1

Fixed in:9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4USN-6297-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days

36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

git.ghostscript.com

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references4

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