UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7976

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-7976
Downstream
USN-3148-1
Published: 06 Oct 2016, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:59

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

06 Oct 2016, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:59
Last Modified
Vulnerability 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

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•ghostscript

    < 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5 | < 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2

References (5)