Medium severity · published Sep 22, 2025
CVE-2025-59798
Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap in devices/vector/gdevpdtw.c
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap in devices/vector/gdevpdtw.c.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GH
Ghostscript · Artifex
through 10.05.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59798
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-59798
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708539
Patch
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=0cae41b23a9669e801211dd4cf97b6dadd6dbdd7
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00010.html
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