CVE-2016-7977
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
67.8%
Ghostscript before 9.21 might allow remote attackers to bypass the SAFER mode protection mechanism and consequently read arbitrary files via the use of the .libfile operator in a crafted postscript document.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifex:ghostscript | artifex ghostscript | le | 9.20 |
References
git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8abd22010eb4db0fb1b10e430d5f5d83e015ef70
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95334
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697169
ghostscript.com/doc/9.21/History9.htm
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31
Related
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
67.8%