CVE-2025-27832

CVSS 3.1 Score 9.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Mar 25, 2025
Updated: Apr 1, 2025
CWE ID 120

Summary

CVE-2025-27832 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Artifex Ghostscript versions prior to 10.05.0. The issue lies within the NPDL (Native Printer Data Language) device, specifically in the contrib/japanese/gdevnpdl.c file. An attacker can exploit this buffer overflow vulnerability by sending maliciously crafted data to the affected Ghostscript installation, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution and subsequent system compromise. This vulnerability underscores the importance of keeping Ghostscript up-to-date to mitigate security risks.

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