Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-7979
CVE-2016-7979
Description
Ghostscript before 9.21 might allow remote attackers to bypass the SAFER mode protection mechanism and consequently execute arbitrary code by leveraging type confusion in .initialize_dsc_parser.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
7- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15nvdMailing ListPatch
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95337nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31nvd
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