CVE-2016-7976
Scores
EPSS
Percentile: 74.9%
CVSS
CVSS Score: 7.1/10
All CVSS Scores
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Vector Breakdown
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) vector provides detailed metrics about vulnerability characteristics
CVSS
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Describes how the vulnerability is exploited
Attack Complexity
Low (L)
Describes the conditions beyond the attacker's control
Privileges Required
None (N)
Describes the level of privileges an attacker must possess
User Interaction
Required (R)
Captures the requirement for a human user participation
Scope
Changed (C)
Determines if a successful attack impacts components beyond the vulnerable component
Confidentiality Impact
Low (L)
Measures the impact to the confidentiality of information
Integrity Impact
Low (L)
Measures the impact to integrity of a successfully exploited vulnerability
Availability Impact
Low (L)
Measures the impact to the availability of the impacted component
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vector Breakdown
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) vector provides detailed metrics about vulnerability characteristics
CVSS
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Describes how the vulnerability is exploited
Attack Complexity
Medium
Describes the conditions beyond the attacker's control
Authentication
None (N)
Describes the level of privileges an attacker must possess
Confidentiality Impact
Partial
Measures the impact to the confidentiality of information
Integrity Impact
Partial
Measures the impact to integrity of a successfully exploited vulnerability
Availability Impact
Partial
Measures the impact to the availability of the impacted component
Description
The PS Interpreter in Ghostscript 9.18 and 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted userparams.
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Sources
CWEs
Recommendations
Source: nvd
All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose
“>=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.20-r1”
Vulnerable Software (5)
Type: Configuration
Product: ghostscript
Operating System: debian
{ "fixed": "9.19~dfsg-3.1"}
Source: debian
Type: Configuration
Product: ghostscript
Operating System: ubuntu trusty 14.04
{ "fixed": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Product: ghostscript
Operating System: ubuntu xenial 16.04
{ "fixed": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Product: ghostscript
Operating System: ubuntu yakkety 16.10
{ "fixed": "9.19~dfsg+1-0ubuntu6.2"}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Vendor: artifex
Product: ghostscript
Operating System: * * *
{ "cpe_match": [ { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*...
{ "cpe_match": [ { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true } ], "operator": "OR"}
Source: nvd