CVE-2016-7978
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.0%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-7978
To remediate CVE-2016-7978, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ghostscript—upgrade to 9.19~dfsg-3.1 or later
Is CVE-2016-7978 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 9.19~dfsg-3.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |