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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 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.

AI Insight

LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.

Affected products

5

Artifex/Ghostscript3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 9.18, 9.20
Artifex/PS Interpreterllm-create
Range: 9.18, 9.20
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/ghostscript&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 9.20-2.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

6

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
git.ghostscript.comnvd
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691nvd

News mentions

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