vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-7978: ELSA-2017-0013: ghostscript security update (MODERATE)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 30, 2016 | Jan 5, 2017 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 30, 2016
Added
Jan 5, 2017
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
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.
It was found that the ghostscript function .setdevice suffered a use-after-free vulnerability due to an incorrect reference count. A specially crafted postscript document could trigger code execution in the context of the gs process.
It was found that the ghostscript function .setdevice suffered a use-after-free vulnerability due to an incorrect reference count. A specially crafted postscript document could trigger code execution in the context of the gs process.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscriptoracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-cupsoracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-develoracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-docoracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-gtk
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