CVE-2016-7977

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Ghostscript before 9.21 might allow remote attackers to bypass the SAFER mode protection mechanism and consequently read

Ghostscript 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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.01377

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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Affected Products & Versions

artifex ghostscript<= 9.20

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Scoring & Timeline

5.5

MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD23 May 2017 · 04:29 AM

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

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10003-1
usnUSN-3148-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2493-1
rhsaRHSA-2017:0014Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2017:0013Moderate

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28Mailing ListPatch

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15Mailing ListPatch

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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95334Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697169Issue TrackingPatch

https://ghostscript.com/doc/9.21/History9.htmRelease Notes

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31

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