High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-7976
CVE-2016-7976
Description
The PS Interpreter in Ghostscript 9.18 and 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted userparams.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95332nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691nvd
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