CVE-2023-38559

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 36.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-23.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-08-01 16:49Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-06-23 17:19Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-07-20

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

2c64ed355a849c5e80afb465cc91c83f94de94285c57ac84b659da9e025a22d0

• access.redhat.comRHSA-2023:6544https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6544vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2023:7053https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugs.ghostscript.comhttps://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2224367https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224367issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• git.ghostscript.comhttps://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBV6BTUREXM6DB3OGHGLMWGAZ3I45TXE/
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QH7ERAYSSXEYDWWY7LOV7CA5MIDZN3Z6/