CVE-2025-46646

Ghostscript: Mishandling of Overlong UTF-8 Encoding in Artifex Ghostscript's decode_utf8 Function

Published Apr 26, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0, decode_utf8 in base/gp_utf8.c mishandles overlong UTF-8 encoding. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-46954.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-12483 In Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0, decode_utf8 in base/gp_utf8.c mishandles overlong UTF-8 encoding. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-46954.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7473-1 Ghostscript vulnerability
History
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
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Ghostscript: Mishandling of Overlong UTF-8 Encoding in Artifex Ghostscript's decode_utf8 Function
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0, decode_utf8 in base/gp_utf8.c mishandles overlong UTF-8 encoding. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-46954.
Weaknesses CWE-24
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Apr 29, 2025, 3:23 PM
Reserved
Apr 26, 2025, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 26, 2025, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:26 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 26, 2025, 12:00 AM