High severity · published Aug 7, 2017
CVE-2016-7976
The PS Interpreter in Ghostscript 9.18 and 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted userparams
8.8
CVSS
23.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The PS Interpreter in Ghostscript 9.18 and 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted userparams.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)23.5% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GH
Ghostscript · Artifex
9.18; 9.20 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7976
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7976
git.ghostscript.com
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=user/chrisl/ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d444c273da5499a4cd72f21cb6d4c9a5256807d
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/6
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95332
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697178
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31
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