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CVE-2025-7462

Artifex GhostPDL New Output File Open Error gdevpdf.c pdf_ferror null pointer dereference

5.3 MediumFix available

A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier of the patch is 619a106ba4c4abed95110f84d5efcd7aee38c7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.46%Up 0.4 points since Jul 12, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

Artifex GhostPDL New Output File Open Error gdevpdf.c pdf_ferror null pointer dereference

A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier of the patch is 619a106ba4c4abed95110f84d5efcd7aee38c7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Record: CVE-2025-7462
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS 3.0: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C
Weakness: CWE-476, CWE-404
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-21205 5.3

A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier of the patch is 619a106ba4c4abed95110f84d5efcd7aee38c7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Record: EUVD-2025-21205
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hf2c-wp2p-xqr9 5.3

A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It...

A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier of the patch is 619a106ba4c4abed95110f84d5efcd7aee38c7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Record: GHSA-hf2c-wp2p-xqr9
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-404
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.3

A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier of the patch is 619a106ba4c4abed95110f84d5efcd7aee38c7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Record: CVE-2025-7462
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-404, CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 4.3

A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier of the patch is 619a106ba4c4abed95110f84d5efcd7aee38c7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Record: CVE-2025-7462
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-7462 5.3

A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier of the patch is 619a106ba4c4abed95110f84d5efcd7aee38c7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2025-7462
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVOESA-2026-1773 4.3

ghostscript security update

Ghostscript is an interpreter for PostScript™ and Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Ghostscript consists of a PostScript interpreter layer, and a graphics library.

Security Fix(es):

A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier of the patch is 619a106ba4c4abed95110f84d5efcd7aee38c7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.(CVE-2025-7462)

Record: OESA-2026-1773
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVOESA-2026-2872 4.3

ghostscript security update

Ghostscript is an interpreter for PostScript™ and Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Ghostscript consists of a PostScript interpreter layer, and a graphics library.

Security Fix(es):

A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier of the patch is 619a106ba4c4abed95110f84d5efcd7aee38c7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.(CVE-2025-7462)

Record: OESA-2026-2872
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVOESA-2026-2873 4.3

ghostscript security update

Ghostscript is an interpreter for PostScript™ and Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Ghostscript consists of a PostScript interpreter layer, and a graphics library.

Security Fix(es):

A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier of the patch is 619a106ba4c4abed95110f84d5efcd7aee38c7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.(CVE-2025-7462)

Record: OESA-2026-2873
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVOESA-2026-2874 4.3

ghostscript security update

Ghostscript is an interpreter for PostScript™ and Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Ghostscript consists of a PostScript interpreter layer, and a graphics library.

Security Fix(es):

A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier of the patch is 619a106ba4c4abed95110f84d5efcd7aee38c7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.(CVE-2025-7462)

Record: OESA-2026-2874
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVOESA-2026-3525 4.3

ghostscript security update

Ghostscript is an interpreter for PostScript™ and Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Ghostscript consists of a PostScript interpreter layer, and a graphics library.

Security Fix(es):

A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier of the patch is 619a106ba4c4abed95110f84d5efcd7aee38c7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.(CVE-2025-7462)

Record: OESA-2026-3525
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-7462 5.3

A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier of the patch is 619a106ba4c4abed95110f84d5efcd7aee38c7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2025-7462
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-7462 No score

CVE-2025-7462 in rootio-ghostscript - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2025-7462 in the rootio-ghostscript package for Root:Debian:12. Multiple fixed versions available.

Record: ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-7462
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-7782-1 No score

ghostscript vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled opening a file to write. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2025-7462)

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled writing certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2025-59798, CVE-2025-59799)

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled performing OCR on certain files. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-59800)

Record: USN-7782-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

artifex ghostpdl

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ghostscript` Debian:12	before 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8, plus listed versions 10.0.0~dfsg-1110.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u110.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u210.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u310.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u410.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u510.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u610.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u7	10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8
`ghostscript` Debian:13	before 10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u1, plus listed versions 10.05.1~dfsg-1	10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u1
`ghostscript` Debian:14	before 10.05.1~dfsg-2, plus listed versions 10.05.1~dfsg-1	10.05.1~dfsg-2
`ghostscript` Debian:11	before 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11, plus listed versions 9.53.3~dfsg-79.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u19.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u109.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u29.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u3 Show 6 moreShow less 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u49.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u59.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u69.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u79.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u89.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u9	9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11
`ghostscript` openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP4	before 9.55.0-23.oe2203sp4	9.55.0-23.oe2203sp4
`ghostscript` openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP3	before 9.56.1-19.oe2403sp3	9.56.1-19.oe2403sp3
`ghostscript` openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP4	before 9.52-26.oe2003sp4	9.52-26.oe2003sp4
`ghostscript` openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP1	before 9.56.1-19.oe2403sp1	9.56.1-19.oe2403sp1
`ghostscript` openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP4	before 9.56.1-22.oe2403sp4	9.56.1-22.oe2403sp4
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu39.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu19.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu29.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2 Show 33 moreShow less 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.39.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.69.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.79.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.89.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.99.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.19.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.29.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.39.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.19.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.39.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.49.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.59.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.69.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.79.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.89.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.99.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.109.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.119.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.129.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.139.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.149.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm19.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm29.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm39.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm49.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm59.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm69.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm79.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm89.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm99.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm109.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm11	None known

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 9.21~dfsg+1-0ubuntu39.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu19.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.19.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.29.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Show 24 moreShow less 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.29.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.19.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.39.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.49.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.59.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.69.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.79.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.89.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.99.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.109.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.119.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.129.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.139.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.149.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.159.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.169.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.179.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.189.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm19.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm29.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm39.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm49.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm59.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm6	None known
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu39.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu49.50~dfsg-5ubuntu19.50~dfsg-5ubuntu29.50~dfsg-5ubuntu3 Show 19 moreShow less 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu49.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.19.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.29.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.39.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.49.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.59.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.69.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.79.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.89.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.99.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.109.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.119.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.129.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.139.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.149.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.159.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm19.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm29.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm3	None known
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	before 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.13, plus listed versions 9.54.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu29.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu49.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu59.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.19.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.2 Show 9 moreShow less 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.39.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.49.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.59.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.69.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.79.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.99.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.109.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.119.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.12	9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.13
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	before 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.8, plus listed versions 10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu210.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.110.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu110.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu210.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu5 Show 8 moreShow less 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu610.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu710.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.110.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.310.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.410.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.510.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.610.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.7	10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.8
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:25.10	before 10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu4, plus listed versions 10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu110.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu2	10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu4
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	before 10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu4	10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-7462 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Artifex Ghostpdl, published July 12, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in ghostscript 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8.

References

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