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CVE-2016-7979

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

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.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.02635
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-704Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast
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Affected Products & Versions

1
artifex ghostscript<= 9.20
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

6
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10003-1
usnUSN-3148-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2492-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2493-1
rhsaRHSA-2017:0014Moderate
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References & Sources

8
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/2016/10/05/15Mailing ListPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95337Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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