CVE-2025-59798 — MEDIUM (4.3)

Q: What is CVE-2025-59798?

CVE-2025-59798 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap in devices/vector/gdevpdtw.c.

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-59798?

CVE-2025-59798 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2025-59798?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Artifex Ghostscript.

Vulnerability Description

Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap in devices/vector/gdevpdtw.c.

CVSS Score

4.3

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Artifex	Ghostscript	<= 10.05.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-121

References

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708539Issue Tracking
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=0cae41b23aPatch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00010.html
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708539Issue Tracking

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-59798?

CVE-2025-59798 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap in devices/vector/gdevpdtw.c.

How severe is CVE-2025-59798?

CVE-2025-59798 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-59798?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Artifex Ghostscript.