CVE-2016-7979
N/A
Published: May 23, 2017 at 03:56 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGhostscript
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
Ghostscript before 9.21 might allow remote attackers to bypass the SAFER mode protection mechanism and consequently execute arbitrary code by leveraging type confusion in .initialize_dsc_parser.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 9.20
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=875a0095f37626a721c7ff57d606a0f95af03913Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95337x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697190Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-704
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