CVE catalog
CVE-2023-38560
ghostscript: CVE-2023-38560
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.32% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ghostscript | sid | 10.08.0~dfsg-2 | fixed |
| Debian | ghostscript | forky | 10.08.0~dfsg-2 | fixed |
| Debian | ghostscript | trixie | 10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | ghostscript | trixie-security | 10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u3 | fixed |
| Debian | ghostscript | bookworm | 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ghostscript | bookworm-security | 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.10 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.11 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.12 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.13 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ghostscript | pro | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm3 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ghostscript | source | sid | 10.02.0~dfsg-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ghostscript | source | forky | 10.02.0~dfsg-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ghostscript | source | trixie | 10.02.0~dfsg-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ghostscript | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38560]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38560]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-38560]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/wid-sec-w-2023-1968.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]