CVE-2023-38560: Ghostscript: integer overflow in pcl/pl/plfont.c:418 in pl_glyph_name

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-08-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-190

Description

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.

Affected products

Artifex Ghostscript: all versions

References

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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