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.

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:20592-1 advisory.

    Update to version 10.06.0.

    Security issues fixed:

    - CVE-2025-59800: an integer overflow can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow in ocr_line8 (bsc#1250355).
    - CVE-2025-59799: a large size value can cause a stack-based buffer overflow in pdfmark_coerce_dest     (bsc#1250354).
    - CVE-2025-59798: stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap can lead to a denial-of-service     (bsc#1250353).
    - CVE-2025-48708: lacks of argument sanitization may lead to password disclosure (bsc#1243701).
    - CVE-2025-46646: mishandling of overlong utf-8 encoding in artifex ghostscript's decode_utf8 function     (bsc#1257699).

    Other updates and bugfixes:

    - switch over to libalternatives for ghostscript to provide a gs       variant (bsc#1245896)

    - Version upgrade to 10.06.0:

      * removes the non-standard operator selectdevice         (cf. the entry below dated Tue Apr  1 09:56:06 UTC 2025)

    - Version upgrade to 10.05.1:

      * an overflow issue in Freetype on platforms           where long is a 4 byte (rather than 8 byte) type           (Microsoft Windows, for example) causing corrupted           glyph rendering at higher resolutions
      * an issue with embedded files, affecting Zugferd           format PDF creation.
      * broken logic in PDF Optional Content processing
      * potential slow down due to searching for identifiable           font files
      * a small number of extreme edge case segmentation faults.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2025-46646)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - 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. (CVE-2025-46646)

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-252a9ed5ff advisory.

    Automatic update for ghostscript-10.05.1-1.fc43.

    ##### **Changelog**

    ```
    * Mon May 19 2025 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 10.05.1-1
    - 10.05.1, security fix for CVE-2025-46646 (fedora#2362935, fedora#2362446, fedora#2362640)

    ```

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202508-02 (GPL Ghostscript: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPL Ghostscript. Please review the CVE identifiers     referenced below for details.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-db5caba0cc advisory.

    10.05.1, security fix for CVE-2025-46646 (fedora#2362935, fedora#2362446, fedora#2362640)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-d5e2376a90 advisory.

    CVE-2025-46646 ghostscript: Mishandling of Overlong UTF-8 Encoding in decode_utf8() (fedora#2362639,     fedora#2362446)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 24.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7473-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PS files. An attacker could use     this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly bypass file path     validation.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
309884	openSUSE 16 Security Update : ghostscript (openSUSE-SU-2026:20592-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	low
260210	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-46646	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium
435015	Alpine: multiple ghostscript packages: security update to 10.05.1-r0	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	Local	medium
435015	Alpine: multiple ghostscript packages: security update to 10.05.1-r0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	Local	medium
249159	Fedora 43 : ghostscript (2025-252a9ed5ff)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	medium
243974	GLSA-202508-02 : GPL Ghostscript: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	Local	critical
241304	Fedora 42 : ghostscript (2025-db5caba0cc)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	medium
237212	Fedora 41 : ghostscript (2025-d5e2376a90)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	medium
427732	Alpine: multiple ghostscript packages: security update to 10.05.1	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	Local	medium
427732	Alpine: multiple ghostscript packages: security update to 10.05.1	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	Local	medium
235067	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : Ghostscript vulnerability (USN-7473-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	medium

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