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CVE-2019-25059

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7.8 HighFix available

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Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.17%Up 0.3 points since Apr 25, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

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Record
CVE-2019-25059
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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Record
CVE-2019-25059
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-11506 No score

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Record
EUVD-2019-11506
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-77gr-wgqv-qjfm 7.8

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Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26 mishandles .completefont. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-3839.

Record
GHSA-77gr-wgqv-qjfm
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2019-25059 7.8

CVE-2019-25059 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2019-25059
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

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Record
CVE-2019-25059
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-25059 7.8

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Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-25059
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-25059 7.8

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Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-25059
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5396-1 No score

ghostscript vulnerability

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.

Record
USN-5396-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5396-2 No score

ghostscript vulnerability

USN-5396-1 addressed a vulnerability in Ghostscript. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.

Record
USN-5396-2
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ghostscript
Debian:12
 before 9.27~dfsg-1
9.27~dfsg-1
ghostscript
Debian:13
 before 9.27~dfsg-1
9.27~dfsg-1
ghostscript
Debian:14
 before 9.27~dfsg-1
9.27~dfsg-1
ghostscript
Debian:9
 before 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u9, plus listed versions
9.20~dfsg-3.29.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u19.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u29.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u39.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u4
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9.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u59.21~dfsg-19.21~dfsg-1~exp19.22~dfsg-19.22~dfsg-29.22~dfsg-2.19.22~dfsg-2~riscv649.22~dfsg-39.22~~rc1~dfsg-19.24~~rc2~dfsg-19.25~dfsg-0+deb9u19.25~dfsg-19.25~dfsg-1~exp19.25~dfsg-29.25~dfsg-39.25~dfsg-49.25~dfsg-59.25~dfsg-69.25~dfsg-79.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u19.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u29.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u39.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u49.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u59.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u69.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u79.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u89.26~dfsg-0+deb9u19.26~dfsg-0+deb9u29.26~dfsg-19.26~dfsg-2
9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u9
ghostscript
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 before 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm3, 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
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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+esm2
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm3
ghostscript
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 before 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16, 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
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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+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2019-25059 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Artifex Ghostscript, published April 25, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in ghostscript 9.27~dfsg-1.

References

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