CVE-2025-27832

Ghostscript: NPDL device: Compression buffer overflow

Published Mar 25, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0. The NPDL device has a Compression buffer overflow for contrib/japanese/gdevnpdl.c.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4118-1 ghostscript security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5888-1 ghostscript security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-8093 An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0. The NPDL device has a Compression buffer overflow for contrib/japanese/gdevnpdl.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7378-1 Ghostscript vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7623-1 Ghostscript vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Artifex
Artifex ghostscript
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Artifex
Artifex ghostscript
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Ghostscript: NPDL device: Compression buffer overflow
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0. The NPDL device has a Compression buffer overflow for contrib/japanese/gdevnpdl.c.
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 7:46 PM
Reserved
Mar 7, 2025, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 25, 2025, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:04 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 25, 2025, 12:00 AM