usn-7782-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-09-29 11:39
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
ghostscript vulnerabilities
Details

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)

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        "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9",
        "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10",
        "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.11",
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
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        }
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            "binary_name": "libgs-common",
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.8"
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        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1",
        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2",
        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu5",
        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu6",
        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7",
        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.1",
        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3",
        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4",
        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.5",
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        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.7"
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled opening a file to\nwrite. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2025-7462)\n\nIt was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled writing certain\nfiles. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2025-59798, CVE-2025-59799)\n\nIt was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled performing OCR on\ncertain files. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary\ncode. (CVE-2025-59800)",
  "id": "USN-7782-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:46Z",
  "published": "2025-09-29T11:39:03Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7782-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-7462"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-59798"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-59799"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-59800"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "ghostscript vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-7462",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-59798",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-59799",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-59800"
  ]
}



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