CVE-2023-28879 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript through version 10.01.0, specifically impacting the BCPEncode, BCPDecode, TBCPEncode, and TBCPDecode functions within base/sbcp.c. This flaw allows for potential data corruption within the PostScript interpreter. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.01.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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