CVE-2016-8602
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-8602 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-04-14 18:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| Description | The .sethalftone5 function in psi/zht2.c in Ghostscript before 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript document that calls .sethalftone5 with an empty operand stack. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-704 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Artifex | Ghostscript | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-31) — Gentoo Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| 697203 – NULL dereference in .sethalftone5 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.ghostscript.com | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| Ghostscript 'psi/zht2.c' NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3691-1 ghostscript | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| 1383940 – (CVE-2016-8602) CVE-2016-8602 ghostscript: check for sufficient params in .sethalftone5 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| History of Ghostscript versions 9.n | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ghostscript.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.ghostscript.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request - multiple ghostscript -dSAFER sandbox problems | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request - multiple ghostscript -dSAFER sandbox problems | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff | MITRE | git.ghostscript.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.