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Alpine Linux: CVE-2023-38559: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2023-38559: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
08/01/2023
Created
03/22/2024
Added
03/21/2024
Modified
03/22/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-ghostscript

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