- Description
- In Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0, decode_utf8 in base/gp_utf8.c mishandles overlong UTF-8 encoding. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-46954.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Analyzed
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 4.5
- Impact score
- 2.7
- Exploitability score
- 1.4
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- cve@mitre.org
- CWE-24
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Some time ago while hunting with @Icare1337 and looking for bugs in Ghostscript I found a vulnerability that allows to local file read / write. This led to CVE-2025-46646. https://t.co/0TzjGLCsjy - #infosec #bugbounty
@truffzor
28 Apr 2025
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CVE-2025-46646 In Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0, decode_utf8 in base/gp_utf8.c mishandles overlong UTF-8 encoding. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-… https://t.co/BiPOa0Ez5z
@CVEnew
26 Apr 2025
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