critical9.8
CVE-2016-7978
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.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Artifex | Ghostscript | Version 9.20 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95336
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697179
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95336
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697179
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31