CVE-2016-7979

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    CVE-2016-7979

    Published: 23 May 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=875a0095f37626a721c7ff57d606a0f95af03913, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95337, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15, https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697190

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High