VDB
CVE-2016-7976
CVE-2016-7976
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
The PS Interpreter in Ghostscript 9.18 and 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted userparams.
EPSS 23.45% · 97.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
23.45%
97.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | ghostscript | 0, 9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu3, 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | ghostscript | 0, 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu2, 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu3 |
Timeline
- Oct 6, 2016 CVE Published
- May 29, 2018 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 27, 2023 EPSS Score
- Feb 6, 2025 PoC Published
- Feb 23, 2025 PoC Published
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 19, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 21, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 24, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 27, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7976 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/7 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/8 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3148-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7976 third-party-advisory