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CVE-2016-7979

ghostscript: Type confusion in .initialize_dsc_parser allows remote code execution

Published Modified CWE 704
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

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

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Red Hat (medium), Amazon (medium), Oracle (medium), Ubuntu (medium).

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.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
amazon linux 1ghostscript, ghostscript-debuginfo, ghostscript-devel and 1 more8.70-21.1.24.amzn1
debian 11ghostscript9.19~dfsg-3.1
debian 12ghostscript9.19~dfsg-3.1
debian 13ghostscript9.19~dfsg-3.1
debian 14ghostscript9.19~dfsg-3.1
debian 7ghostscript9.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u3
debian 8ghostscript9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u3
echoghostscript9.19~dfsg-3.1
Oracle Linux 6ghostscript, ghostscript-devel, ghostscript-doc and 1 more8.70-21.el6_8.1
Oracle Linux 7ghostscript, ghostscript-cups, ghostscript-devel and 2 more9.07-20.el7_3.1
root.io debian 12rootio-ghostscript9.19~dfsg-3.1
ubuntu 12.04ghostscript9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.4
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SourcePackageFixed in
amazon linux 1ghostscript8.70-21.1.24.amzn1
amazon linux 1ghostscript-debuginfo8.70-21.1.24.amzn1
amazon linux 1ghostscript-devel8.70-21.1.24.amzn1
amazon linux 1ghostscript-doc8.70-21.1.24.amzn1
debian 11ghostscript9.19~dfsg-3.1
debian 12ghostscript9.19~dfsg-3.1
debian 13ghostscript9.19~dfsg-3.1
debian 14ghostscript9.19~dfsg-3.1
debian 7ghostscript9.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u3
debian 8ghostscript9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u3
echoghostscript9.19~dfsg-3.1
Oracle Linux 6ghostscript8.70-21.el6_8.1
Oracle Linux 6ghostscript-devel8.70-21.el6_8.1
Oracle Linux 6ghostscript-doc8.70-21.el6_8.1
Oracle Linux 6ghostscript-gtk8.70-21.el6_8.1
Oracle Linux 7ghostscript9.07-20.el7_3.1
Oracle Linux 7ghostscript-cups9.07-20.el7_3.1
Oracle Linux 7ghostscript-devel9.07-20.el7_3.1
Oracle Linux 7ghostscript-doc9.07-20.el7_3.1
Oracle Linux 7ghostscript-gtk9.07-20.el7_3.1
root.io debian 12rootio-ghostscript9.19~dfsg-3.1
ubuntu 12.04ghostscript9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.4
ubuntu 14.04ghostscript9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5
ubuntu 16.04ghostscript9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2
ubuntu 16.04-ESMghostscript9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2
ubuntu 16.10ghostscript9.19~dfsg+1-0ubuntu6.2

References

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