CVE-2016-7977
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7977
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-7977.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-7977
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-05-23T04:29:01Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Ghostscript before 9.21 might allow remote attackers to bypass the SAFER mode protection mechanism and consequently read arbitrary files via the use of the .libfile operator in a crafted postscript document.
- References
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95334
- https://ghostscript.com/doc/9.21/History9.htm
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697169
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8abd22010eb4db0fb1b10e430d5f5d83e015ef70