Buffer overflow in Artifex Ghostxps

CVE-2025-59801

In Artifex GhostXPS before 10.06.0, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in xps_unpredict_tiff in xpstiff.c because the samplesperpixel value is not checked.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-59801: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-59801?
CVE-2025-59801 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostxps, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-09-22.
How severe is CVE-2025-59801?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.