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
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Published
2025-05-23T04:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T17:11:57Z
Severity
  • 4.0 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
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:20.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1

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 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "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~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.12?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.12

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 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev",
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.12"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "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~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.7?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.7

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 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs-common",
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev",
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs10",
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs10-common",
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.7"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "priority_reason": "Uncommon use case of using # instead of = on command line"
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.1

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 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs-common",
            "binary_version": "10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev",
            "binary_version": "10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs10",
            "binary_version": "10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs10-common",
            "binary_version": "10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "priority_reason": "Uncommon use case of using # instead of = on command line"
}