Stack-based buffer overflow in Artifex GhostXPS
Priority LOW 19CWE-121Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In Artifex GhostXPS before 10.06.0, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in xps_unpredict_tiff in xpstiff.c because the samplesperpixel value is not checked.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.002 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GhostXPS (Artifex): 10.06.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GhostXPS (Artifex) Fixed in 10.06.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-59801
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h582-rvj3-8qw3
References
More Artifex vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-05861 Artifex Ghostscript through 2017-04-26 allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-02712 Improper input validation in ghostscript CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2023-13382 In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.0, there is a buffer overflow leading to potential… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-13164 Memory corruption in mujs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11841 An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-16051 freeglut through 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-59801 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-59801 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h582-rvj3-8qw3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences