Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting ghostscript package, versions <10.06.0~dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-GHOSTSCRIPT-13004306
  • published23 Sept 2025
  • disclosed22 Sept 2025

Introduced: 22 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-59800  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable ghostscript to version 10.06.0~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.

In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1, ocr_begin_page in devices/gdevpdfocr.c has an integer overflow that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow in ocr_line8.

CVSS Base Scores

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