---
id: CVE-2023-38560
title: 'Ghostscript: integer overflow in pcl/pl/plfont.c:418 in pl_glyph_name'
summary: >-
  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.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-190
vendor: Red Hat
product: ghostscript
affected:
  - ghostscript
  - ghostscript
  - ghostscript
  - 'gimp:flatpak/ghostscript'
  - ghostscript
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-04-29T18:44:07.304737Z'
published: '2023-08-01'
updated: '2026-11-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-07T11:32:29.507Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38560'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38560'
  - url: 'https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706898'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224368'
    label: RHBZ#2224368
  - url: 'https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b7eb1d0174c'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00323
epssPercentile: 0.25515
ingestedAt: '2026-11-07T12:16:41.112Z'
---

## Overview

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

- `ghostscript`
- `ghostscript`
- `ghostscript`
- `gimp:flatpak/ghostscript`
- `ghostscript`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.