CVE-2016-7976

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7976
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-07 20:29:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe PS Interpreter in Ghostscript 9.18 and 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted userparams.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Artifex Ghostscript 9.18 All All All
Application Artifex Ghostscript 9.20 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
697178 – /OutputICCProfile .putdeviceparams -dSAFER bypass af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.ghostscript.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-31) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3691-1 ghostscript af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
git.ghostscript.com Git - user/chrisl/ghostpdl.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.ghostscript.com
Ghostscript CVE-2016-7976 Remote Command Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: Re: CVE Request - multiple ghostscript -dSAFER sandbox problems af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
git.ghostscript.com Git - user/chrisl/ghostpdl.git/commit MITRE git.ghostscript.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 670288 EulerOS Security Update for ghostscript (EulerOS-SA-2021-1788)
  • 670614 EulerOS Security Update for ghostscript (EulerOS-SA-2021-2372)
  • 710453 Gentoo Linux GPL Ghostscript Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-31)
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