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8.8high

CVE-2016-7976in critical feed

The PS Interpreter in Ghostscript 9.18 and 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted userparams.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
23.5%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
0
none known

The PS Interpreter in Ghostscript 9.18 and 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted userparams.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

23.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3691 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • bugs.ghostscript.com /show_bug.cgi?id=697178 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/6 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • git.ghostscript.com /?p=user/chrisl/ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d444c273da5499a4cd72f21cb6d4c9a5256807d · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201702-31 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/95332 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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