CVE-2025-48708
Publication date 23 May 2025
Last updated 8 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.1 lacks argument sanitization for the # case. A created PDF document includes its password in cleartext.
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Why is this CVE low priority?
Uncommon use case of using # instead of = on command line
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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ghostscript | 25.04 plucky |
Fixed 10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.1
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24.10 oracular |
Fixed 10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.4
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24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.7
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.12
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20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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mdeslaur
Uncommon use case of using # instead of = when specifying parameters on the command line. This is a low severity issue.
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score |
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Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-7623-1
- Ghostscript vulnerabilities
- 8 July 2025