Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow Affecting ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.02% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-ARTIFEXSOFTWAREGHOSTPDL-9749304
  • published18 Apr 2025
  • disclosed25 Mar 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Mar 2025

CVE-2025-27834  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-680  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow in pdf/pdf_func.c, which can be exploited via an oversized Type 4 function definition in a PDF document. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a crash by exploiting the buffer overflow condition.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1