#VU118854 NULL pointer dereference in GhostPDL - CVE-2025-7462

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#VU118854 NULL pointer dereference in GhostPDL - CVE-2025-7462

Published: December 1, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU118854
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-7462
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GhostPDL
Software vendor:
Artifex Software, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the pdf_ferror() function in devices/vector/gdevpdf.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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