Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.04.0 DOCXWRITE TXTWRITE Device doc_common.c buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Artifex Ghostscript and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file devices/vector/doc_common.c of the component DOCXWRITE TXTWRITE Device. Executing a manipulation can lead to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-27831. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Artifex Ghostscript. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file devices/vector/doc_common.c of the component DOCXWRITE TXTWRITE Device. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0. The DOCXWRITE TXTWRITE device has a text buffer overflow via long characters to devices/vector/doc_common.c.

The advisory is shared for download at bugs.ghostscript.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-27831 since 03/07/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233372 (Debian dsa-5888 : ghostscript - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 10.05.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (233372) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0556). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Gentoo Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Open Source Ghostscript

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 233372
Nessus Name: Debian dsa-5888 : ghostscript - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ghostscript 10.05.0

Timelineinfo

03/07/2025 🔍
03/25/2025 +18 days 🔍
03/25/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/06/2025 +134 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: bugs.ghostscript.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-27831 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-27831
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-301312
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-0556 - Ghostscript: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2025 21:43
Updated: 08/06/2025 17:37
Changes: 03/25/2025 21:43 (23), 03/25/2025 21:44 (34), 03/27/2025 03:14 (1), 03/27/2025 22:37 (2), 08/06/2025 17:37 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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