UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7976

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7976

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7976.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7976

Related

Published

2016-10-06T00:00:00Z

Modified

2025-01-13T10:21:16Z

Severity

8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

[none]

Details

The PS Interpreter in Ghostscript 9.18 and 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted userparams.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5

Affected versions

9.*

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu2

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu3

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu4

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu5

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu7

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu8

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu9

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.1

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.2

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.3

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbg",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2

Affected versions

9.*

9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu3

9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu4

9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu1

9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbg",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
        }
    ]
}