CVE-2016-7979
Published: 6 October 2016
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | reproducer in ghostscript bug report |
Priority
CVSS 3 base score: 9.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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ghostscript Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.4)
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| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was released [9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5])
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| upstream |
Needs triage
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| xenial |
Released
(9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2)
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| yakkety |
Released
(9.19~dfsg+1-0ubuntu6.2)
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Patches: upstream: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=875a0095f37626a721c7ff57d606a0f95af03913 |
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