CVE-2025-59798
Artifex Ghostscript PDF Write Cmap Stack Buffer Overflow
Description
Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap in devices/vector/gdevpdtw.c.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 22, 2025, 7:10 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 22, 2025, 7:10 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
None
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-59798
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
No affected product recoded yet
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update Ghostscript to the latest version.
- Apply vendor-released patches if available.
- Restrict usage of affected Ghostscript versions.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-59798.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708539 | |
| https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=0cae41b23a9669e801211dd4cf97b6dadd6dbdd7 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-59798 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-59798
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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