The CCITTFax decoding filter in Ghostscript 8.60, 8.61, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers a buffer underflow in the cf_decode_2d function.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-6725 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.17%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 11.25% | 6.17% | -5.08% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 6.17% | 11.25% | +5.08% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 6.17% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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medium | CVE-2007-6725 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ghostscript), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6725 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6725 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2007-6725 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (ghostscript, gs-afpl, gs-esp, gs-gpl), 28 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 16, needs-triage 4, not-affected 3, released 3, ignored 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-6725 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ghostscript | ghostscript | 8.61 | cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |