CVE-2016-7976
Published: 6 October 2016
The PS Interpreter in Ghostscript 9.18 and 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted userparams.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | reproducer in second oss-security post |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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ghostscript Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.4)
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| trusty |
Released
(9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5)
|
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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| xenial |
Released
(9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(9.19~dfsg+1-0ubuntu6.2)
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Patches: upstream: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=user/chrisl/ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=71ac87493b1e445d6c07554d4246cf7d4f44875c |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |