VDB
CVE-2016-7978
CVE-2016-7978
PUBLISHED
Use-after-free vulnerability in Ghostscript 9.20 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a reference leak in .setdevice.
EPSS 2.96% · 86.8th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.96%
86.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | ghostscript | *, 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu9, 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | ghostscript | 9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu3, 9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu4, 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- DSA-3691 (circl)
- 95336 (circl)
- RHSA-2017:0013 (circl)
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697179 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20161005 Re: CVE Request - multiple ghostscript -dSAFER sandbox problems (circl)
- GLSA-201702-31 (circl)
Timeline
- Oct 6, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
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- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7978 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/7 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3148-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7978 third-party-advisory