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CVE-2016-7979
Published: May 23, 2017
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
DSA-3691
vendor-advisory
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RHSA-2017:0013
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697190
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2017:0014
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
[oss-security] 20161005 Re: CVE Request - multiple ghostscript -dSAFER sandbox problems
mailing-list
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95337
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
GLSA-201702-31
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
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