Compression Buffer Overflow in Artifex Ghostscript NPDL Device
CVE-2025-27832

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Artifex
Status
Ghostscript
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 March 2025

Summary

A vulnerability was identified in Artifex Ghostscript prior to version 10.05.0, specifically affecting the NPDL device. This issue involves a buffer overflow in the compression routine located in the source file contrib/japanese/gdevnpdl.c. Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to potential unintended behaviors, including memory access violations, which could compromise application integrity and stability.

References

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708133

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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