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CVE-2016-7978
CRITICAL
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.
Published: May 23, 2017
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-416
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| artifex | ghostscript | 9.20 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-jp8p-fj2v-5982
Use-after-free vulnerability in Ghostscript 9.20 might allow remote attackers to execute...
References (12)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95336 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697179 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95336 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697179 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
5.53%
Top 8% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
40.9 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub