Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript

CVE-2016-7979

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.

EPSS: 0.032 (87.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7979?
CVE-2016-7979 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-7979?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.