A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier of the patch is 619a106ba4c4abed95110f84d5efcd7aee38c7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 5.3 (MEDIUM)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade ghostscriptUpgrade ghostscript-docUpgrade ghostscript-gtkUpgrade libgsUpgrade ghostscript-debuginfoUpgrade ghostscript-cupsUpgrade libgs-devel | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade ghostscript-tools-dvipdfUpgrade ghostscript-tools-printingUpgrade ghostscript-debuginfoUpgrade ghostscript-tools-fontsUpgrade libgs-debuginfoUpgrade libgsUpgrade libgs-develUpgrade ghostscript-debugsourceUpgrade ghostscript-docUpgrade ghostscript-gtk-debuginfoUpgrade ghostscriptUpgrade ghostscript-x11Upgrade ghostscript-gtkUpgrade ghostscript-x11-debuginfo | Aug 5, 2025 | Jul 12, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade ghostscript | Jul 15, 2025 | Jul 12, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade ghostscriptUpgrade libgs9Upgrade libgs10 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jul 12, 2025 |
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