Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript

CVE-2019-25059

Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26 mishandles .completefont. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-3839.

EPSS: 0.011 (62.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Artifex Ghostscript
Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-25059?: CVE-2019-25059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-25059?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-25059 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.