CVE-2025-46646
Ghostscript UTF-8 Encoding Vulnerability
Description
In Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0, decode_utf8 in base/gp_utf8.c mishandles overlong UTF-8 encoding. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-46954.
INFO
Published Date :
April 26, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 26, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
1.4
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-46646.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708311 | |
| https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=f14ea81e6c3d2f51593f23cdf13c4679a18f1a3f |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Apr. 26, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0, decode_utf8 in base/gp_utf8.c mishandles overlong UTF-8 encoding. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-46954. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-24 Added Reference https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708311 Added Reference https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=f14ea81e6c3d2f51593f23cdf13c4679a18f1a3f
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-46646 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-46646
weaknesses.