CVE-2016-7977

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7977
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-23 04:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:35:00 UTC
DescriptionGhostscript before 9.21 might allow remote attackers to bypass the SAFER mode protection mechanism and consequently read arbitrary files via the use of the .libfile operator in a crafted postscript document.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Artifex Ghostscript All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff CONFIRM git.ghostscript.com Patch
697169 – .libfile does not honor -dSAFER CONFIRM bugs.ghostscript.com Issue Tracking, Patch
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff git.ghostscript.com
oss-security - Re: ImageMagick identify "d:" hangs MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE Request - multiple ghostscript -dSAFER sandbox problems MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Ghostscript CVE-2016-7977 Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-31) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
History of Ghostscript versions 9.n CONFIRM ghostscript.com Release Notes
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3691-1 ghostscript DEBIAN www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 378143 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for ghostscript-doc (VZLSA-2017:0013)
  • 378268 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for ghostscript-devel (VZLSA-2017:0014)
  • 670288 EulerOS Security Update for ghostscript (EulerOS-SA-2021-1788)
  • 710453 Gentoo Linux GPL Ghostscript Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-31)
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