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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8602
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8602
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published April 14, 2017
The .sethalftone5 function in psi/zht2.c in Ghostscript before 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript document that calls .sethalftone5 with an empty operand stack.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ghostscript | Debian:14 | 9.19~dfsg-3.1 |
| ghostscript | Debian:12 | 9.19~dfsg-3.1 |
| ghostscript | Debian:13 | 9.19~dfsg-3.1 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | ghostscript | 0 |
| Debian:12 | ghostscript | 0 |
| Debian:13 | ghostscript | 0 |
Timeline
- Apr 14, 2017 CVE Published
- Sep 22, 2026 CVE Updated
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