Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdfmark_coerce_dest in devices/vector/gdevpdfm.c via a large size value.

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-c60e345359 advisory.

    security fix for CVE-2025-59798, CVE-2025-59799, CVE-2025-59800 (fedora#2431544, fedora#2431548,     fedora#2431546)

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.

According to the versions of the ghostscript packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdfmark_coerce_dest in     devices/vector/gdevpdfm.c via a large size value.(CVE-2025-59799)

    Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap in     devices/vector/gdevpdtw.c.(CVE-2025-59798)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS ghostscript 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 Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-993322 advisory.

    Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdfmark_coerce_dest in     devices/vector/gdevpdfm.c via a large size value.

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

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

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7904-1 advisory.

    Piotr Kajda discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled writing certain files. An attacker could     possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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 SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:4148-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-59798: Fixed stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap in devices/vector/gdevpdtw.c.
    (bsc#1250353)
    - CVE-2025-59799: Fixed stack-based buffer overflow in pdfmark_coerce_dest in devices/vector/gdevpdfm.c     via a large size value. (bsc#1250354)

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 remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:4125-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-59798: Fixed stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap in devices/vector/gdevpdtw.c.
    (bsc#1250353)
    - CVE-2025-59799: Fixed stack-based buffer overflow in pdfmark_coerce_dest in devices/vector/gdevpdfm.c     via a large size value. (bsc#1250354)

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 version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TSSA-2025:0749 advisory.

    Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2025-59800:
    In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1, ocr_begin_page in devices/gdevpdfocr.c has an integer overflow     that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow in ocr_line8.

    CVE-2025-59799:
    Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdfmark_coerce_dest in     devices/vector/gdevpdfm.c via a large size value.

    CVE-2025-59798:
    Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap in     devices/vector/gdevpdtw.c.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent 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.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-1218 advisory.

    Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap in     devices/vector/gdevpdtw.c. (CVE-2025-59798)

    Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdfmark_coerce_dest in     devices/vector/gdevpdfm.c via a large size value. (CVE-2025-59799)

    In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1, ocr_begin_page in devices/gdevpdfocr.c has an integer overflow     that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow in ocr_line8. (CVE-2025-59800)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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 version of ghostscript installed on the remote host is prior to 9.54.0-9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-3018 advisory.

    Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap in     devices/vector/gdevpdtw.c. (CVE-2025-59798)

    Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in pdfmark_coerce_dest in     devices/vector/gdevpdfm.c via a large size value. (CVE-2025-59799)

    In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1, ocr_begin_page in devices/gdevpdfocr.c has an integer overflow     that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow in ocr_line8. (CVE-2025-59800)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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 Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4330 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4330-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Abhijith PA     October 14, 2025                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : ghostscript     Version        : 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-7462 CVE-2025-59798 CVE-2025-59799

    Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in ghostcript, an interpreter     for the PostScript language and PDF.

    CVE-2025-7462

        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.

    CVE-2025-59798

        A stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap in         devices/vector/gdevpdtw.c.

    CVE-2025-59799

        a stack-based buffer overflow in pdfmark_coerce_dest in         devices/vector/gdevpdfm.c via a large size value.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11.

    We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

    For the detailed security status of ghostscript please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ghostscript

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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 Debian 12 / 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6024 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-6024-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso     October 11, 2025                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : ghostscript     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-7462 CVE-2025-59798 CVE-2025-59799     Debian Bug     : 1109270 1116443 1116444

    Multiple security issues were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL     PostScript/PDF interpreter, which could result in denial of service and     potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed document files     are processed.

    For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed     in version 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in     version 10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

    For the detailed security status of ghostscript please refer to its     security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ghostscript

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7782-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled opening a file to write. An attacker could possibly     use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2025-7462)

    It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled writing certain files. An attacker could possibly     use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2025-59798,     CVE-2025-59799)

    It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled performing OCR on certain files. An attacker could     use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute     arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-59800)

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

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
296243	Fedora 43 : ghostscript (2026-c60e345359)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
284772	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : ghostscript (EulerOS-SA-2026-1047)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
284719	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : ghostscript (EulerOS-SA-2026-1026)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
280892	Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: ghostscript (UTSA-2025-993322)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
277453	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Ghostscript vulnerabilities (USN-7904-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
276450	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : ghostscript (SUSE-SU-2025:4148-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
275756	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : ghostscript (SUSE-SU-2025:4125-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
270643	TencentOS Server 4: ghostscript (TSSA-2025:0749)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	medium
270559	Amazon Linux 2023 : ghostscript, ghostscript-gtk, ghostscript-tools-dvipdf (ALAS2023-2025-1218)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
270528	Amazon Linux 2 : ghostscript, --advisory ALAS2-2025-3018 (ALAS-2025-3018)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
270336	Debian dla-4330 : ghostscript - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
270079	Debian dsa-6024 : ghostscript - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
266305	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 : Ghostscript vulnerabilities (USN-7782-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium

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