crítica
CVE-2016-7979
ghostscript: Type confusion in .initialize_dsc_parser allows remote code execution
En la Trivy database desde, como mínimo, el 24 oct 2026, 07:11 UTCNo consta cuándo entró antes de ese build.
Severidad por fuente
NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat5.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Descripción
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.
Paquetes afectados y versiones corregidas
| Fuente | Paquete | Corregido en |
|---|---|---|
| amazon linux 1 | ghostscript, ghostscript-debuginfo, ghostscript-devel y 1 más | 8.70-21.1.24.amzn1 |
| debian 11 | ghostscript | 9.19~dfsg-3.1 |
| debian 12 | ghostscript | 9.19~dfsg-3.1 |
| debian 13 | ghostscript | 9.19~dfsg-3.1 |
| debian 14 | ghostscript | 9.19~dfsg-3.1 |
| debian 7 | ghostscript | 9.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u3 |
| debian 8 | ghostscript | 9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u3 |
| echo | ghostscript | 9.19~dfsg-3.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | ghostscript, ghostscript-devel, ghostscript-doc y 1 más | 8.70-21.el6_8.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | ghostscript, ghostscript-cups, ghostscript-devel y 2 más | 9.07-20.el7_3.1 |
| root.io debian 12 | rootio-ghostscript | 9.19~dfsg-3.1 |
| ubuntu 12.04 | ghostscript | 9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.4 |
Mostrar las 26 entradas de 16 fuentes
| Fuente | Paquete | Corregido en |
|---|---|---|
| amazon linux 1 | ghostscript | 8.70-21.1.24.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | ghostscript-debuginfo | 8.70-21.1.24.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | ghostscript-devel | 8.70-21.1.24.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | ghostscript-doc | 8.70-21.1.24.amzn1 |
| debian 11 | ghostscript | 9.19~dfsg-3.1 |
| debian 12 | ghostscript | 9.19~dfsg-3.1 |
| debian 13 | ghostscript | 9.19~dfsg-3.1 |
| debian 14 | ghostscript | 9.19~dfsg-3.1 |
| debian 7 | ghostscript | 9.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u3 |
| debian 8 | ghostscript | 9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u3 |
| echo | ghostscript | 9.19~dfsg-3.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | ghostscript | 8.70-21.el6_8.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | ghostscript-devel | 8.70-21.el6_8.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | ghostscript-doc | 8.70-21.el6_8.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | ghostscript-gtk | 8.70-21.el6_8.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | ghostscript | 9.07-20.el7_3.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | ghostscript-cups | 9.07-20.el7_3.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | ghostscript-devel | 9.07-20.el7_3.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | ghostscript-doc | 9.07-20.el7_3.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | ghostscript-gtk | 9.07-20.el7_3.1 |
| root.io debian 12 | rootio-ghostscript | 9.19~dfsg-3.1 |
| ubuntu 12.04 | ghostscript | 9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.4 |
| ubuntu 14.04 | ghostscript | 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5 |
| ubuntu 16.04 | ghostscript | 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2 |
| ubuntu 16.04-ESM | ghostscript | 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2 |
| ubuntu 16.10 | ghostscript | 9.19~dfsg+1-0ubuntu6.2 |
Referencias
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=875a0095f37626a721c7ff57d606a0f95af03913
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/19
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95337
Las 16 referencias
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7979
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697190
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2016-7979.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-0014.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7979
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3148-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7979