CVE-2025-48708
Publication date 23 May 2025
Last updated 30 May 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Read the notes from the security team
Why is this CVE low priority?
Uncommon use case of using # instead of = on command line
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ghostscript | 25.04 plucky |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.10 oracular |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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Notes
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 |
|---|---|
| Base score |
4.0 · Medium
|
| 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 |