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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-46646

🗓️ 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Unpatched Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0 mishandles overlong encoding in the decode function.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(260210);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/29");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-46646");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-46646");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2025-46646)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-46646");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-46646");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/03/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/09/01");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-cups");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-gtk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-tools-dvipdf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-tools-fonts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-tools-printing");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-x11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgs-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-cups");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-gtk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-tools-dvipdf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-tools-fonts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-tools-printing");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-x11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgs-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

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

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/CentOS Linux-7", "Host/OS/CentOS Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ghostscript"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-doc"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-tools-dvipdf"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-tools-fonts"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-tools-printing"},
          {"reference": "libgs"},
          {"reference": "libgs-devel"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "6",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ghostscript"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-devel"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-doc"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-gtk"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ghostscript"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-cups"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-devel"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-doc"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-gtk"},
          {"reference": "libgs"},
          {"reference": "libgs-devel"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ghostscript"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-cups"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-devel"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-doc"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-gtk"},
          {"reference": "libgs"},
          {"reference": "libgs-devel"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ghostscript"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-doc"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-tools-dvipdf"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-tools-fonts"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-tools-printing"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-x11"},
          {"reference": "libgs"},
          {"reference": "libgs-devel"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ghostscript"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-doc"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-tools-dvipdf"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-tools-fonts"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-tools-printing"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-x11"},
          {"reference": "libgs"},
          {"reference": "libgs-devel"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ghostscript"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-doc"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-tools-dvipdf"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-tools-fonts"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-tools-printing"},
          {"reference": "ghostscript-x11"},
          {"reference": "libgs"},
          {"reference": "libgs-devel"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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29 Sep 2025 00:00Current
6.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.3
CVSS 3.14.5
EPSS0.00087
SSVC
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