CVE-2025-59800

A flaw was found in Artifex Ghostscript. An integer overflow vulnerability, which occurs when a program attempts to store a number in an integer variable that is too small to hold it, leads to a heap-based buffer overflow. This allows a local attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by processing a specially crafted document.

This vulnerability is rated Moderate for Red Hat products. An integer overflow in Artifex Ghostscript's OCR processing, specifically in ocr_begin_page, can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow. This flaw could be triggered by processing a specially crafted document, potentially resulting in denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

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