Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-7978
CVE-2016-7978
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Ghostscript 9.20 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a reference leak in .setdevice.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95336nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31nvd
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