CVE-2025-27834

Ghostscript: Buffer overflow caused by an oversized Type 4 function in a PDF

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 25, 2025

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in Artifex Ghostscript. A buffer overflow occurs via an oversized Type 4 function in a PDF document to pdf/pdf_func.c.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')