CVE-2016-7976: artifex ghostscript Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-7976 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in artifex ghostscript. EPSS estimates a 23.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Weaponized exploit (Metasploit, 03-05-2016)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 2Timeline
- 07-08-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The PS Interpreter in Ghostscript 9.18 and 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted userparams.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
23.45%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 23.45% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundImageMagick Delegate Arbitrary Command Execution
exploit/unix/fileformat/imagemagick_delegate
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Artifex1 product
- ghostscript9.18 | 9.20
Debian1 product
- ghostscript< 9.19~dfsg-3.1
Ubuntu1 product
- ghostscript< 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5 | < 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2
3 vendors · 3 products
References
12 links
- git.ghostscript.comX Refsource CONFIRM