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Debian dla-4330 : ghostscript - security update

🗓️ 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Debian 11 ghostscript security update fixes three vulnerabilities in version 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
#
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory dla-4330. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(270336);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/10/24");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-7462", "CVE-2025-59798", "CVE-2025-59799");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2025-B-0176");

  script_name(english:"Debian dla-4330 : ghostscript - security update");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
dla-4330 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4330-1                [email protected]
    https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Abhijith PA
    October 14, 2025                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : ghostscript
    Version        : 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11
    CVE ID         : CVE-2025-7462 CVE-2025-59798 CVE-2025-59799

    Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in ghostcript, an interpreter
    for the PostScript language and PDF.

    CVE-2025-7462

        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.

    CVE-2025-59798

        A stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap in
        devices/vector/gdevpdtw.c.

    CVE-2025-59799

        a stack-based buffer overflow in pdfmark_coerce_dest in
        devices/vector/gdevpdfm.c via a large size value.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version
    9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11.

    We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

    For the detailed security status of ghostscript please refer to
    its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ghostscript

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
    these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
    found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ghostscript");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-59798");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-59799");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-7462");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/ghostscript");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the ghostscript packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-7462");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-59799");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/07/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/10/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/10/14");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ghostscript");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ghostscript-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ghostscript-x");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgs-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgs9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgs9-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var debian_release = get_kb_item('Host/Debian/release');
if ( isnull(debian_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian');
debian_release = chomp(debian_release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(11)\.[0-9]+", string:debian_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian 11.0', 'Debian ' + debian_release);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Debian', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'ghostscript', 'reference': '9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'ghostscript-doc', 'reference': '9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'ghostscript-x', 'reference': '9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libgs-dev', 'reference': '9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libgs9', 'reference': '9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libgs9-common', 'reference': '9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var _release = NULL;
  var prefix = NULL;
  var reference = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['prefix'])) prefix = package_array['prefix'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (_release && prefix && reference) {
    if (deb_check(release:_release, prefix:prefix, reference:reference)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : deb_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = deb_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'ghostscript / ghostscript-doc / ghostscript-x / libgs-dev / libgs9 / etc');
}

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