Improper Cross-boundary Removal of Sensitive Data Affecting ghostscript package, versions <10.05.1~dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-GHOSTSCRIPT-10244557
  • published25 May 2025
  • disclosed23 May 2025

Introduced: 23 May 2025

NewCVE-2025-48708  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-212  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable ghostscript to version 10.05.1~dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript package and not the ghostscript package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.1 lacks argument sanitization for the # case. A created PDF document includes its password in cleartext.

CVSS Base Scores

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