CVE-2016-7979

Published: May 23, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

9.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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 (1)

Products: Artifex: Ghostscript

Artifex

1 product

Ghostscript

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Artifex Ghostscript	Up to 9.20

Related CWEs

CWE-704

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type.

References (16)

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=875a0095f37626a721c7ff57d606a0f95af03913

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95337

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697190

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatch

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=875a0095f37626a721c7ff57d606a0f95af03913