UBUNTU-CVE-2025-48708

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-48708
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-48708.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-48708
Related
Published
2025-05-26T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-05-28T17:50:40Z
Summary
[none]
Details

gslibctxstashsanitized_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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*

9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu3
9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu4
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu1
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.4
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.6
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.8
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.6
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.7
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.9
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.10
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.11
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.12
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.13
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm1
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm2
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm3
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm4
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm5
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm7
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "priority_reason": "Uncommon use case of using # instead of = on command line"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*

9.21~dfsg+1-0ubuntu3
9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1
9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.1
9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.4
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.5
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.6
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.7
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.9
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.10
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.11
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.12
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.13
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.14
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.17
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm2
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "priority_reason": "Uncommon use case of using # instead of = on command line"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*

9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu3
9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu4
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu1
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu2
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu3
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.2
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.3
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.4
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.6
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.7
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.8
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.10
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.11
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.12
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.13
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "priority_reason": "Uncommon use case of using # instead of = on command line"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.11?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*

9.54.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu2
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu4
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.1
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.2
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.3
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.5
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.7
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "priority_reason": "Uncommon use case of using # instead of = on command line"
}

Ubuntu:24.10 / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.3?arch=source&distro=oracular

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

10.*

10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu9
10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2
10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.1
10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.2
10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "priority_reason": "Uncommon use case of using # instead of = on command line"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.6?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

10.*

10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2
10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.1
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu5
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu6
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.1
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.5
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "priority_reason": "Uncommon use case of using # instead of = on command line"
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

10.*

10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2
10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu3
10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu4
10.04.0~dfsg1-2ubuntu1
10.05.0~rc1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1
10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "priority_reason": "Uncommon use case of using # instead of = on command line"
}