CVE-2016-7978
moderate-risk
Published 2017-05-23
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.
Do I need to act?
~
3.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (12)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95336
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697179
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95336
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697179
43
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
6/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal