UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7977

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7977

    Published: 6 Oct 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-7977
    Aliases:
    USN-3148-1

    Summary:

    Details: Ghostscript before 9.21 might allow remote attackers to bypass the SAFER mode protection mechanism and consequently read arbitrary files via the use of the .libfile operator in a crafted postscript document.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7977, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/7, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3148-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7977

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ghostscript

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5

    Affected versions

    9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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