CVE-2016-7976
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 68.1%
Description
The PS Interpreter in Ghostscript 9.18 and 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted userparams.
How to fix CVE-2016-7976
To remediate CVE-2016-7976, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ghostscript—upgrade to 9.19~dfsg-3.1 or later
Is CVE-2016-7976 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 68.1%, placing CVE-2016-7976 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 9.19~dfsg-3.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |