CVE-2016-7977
Ghostscript Arbitrary File Read
Description
Ghostscript before 9.21 might allow remote attackers to bypass the SAFER mode protection mechanism and consequently read arbitrary files via the use of the .libfile operator in a crafted postscript document.
INFO
Published Date :
May 23, 2017, 4:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:35 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-7977 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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CVE-2016-7977.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-7977 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-7977 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8abd22010eb4db0fb1b10e430d5f5d83e015ef70 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=8abd22010eb4db0fb1b10e430d5f5d83e015ef70 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 18, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15 Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697169 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697169 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95334 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95334 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://ghostscript.com/doc/9.21/History9.htm No Types Assigned https://ghostscript.com/doc/9.21/History9.htm Release Notes Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28 Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=8abd22010eb4db0fb1b10e430d5f5d83e015ef70 No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=8abd22010eb4db0fb1b10e430d5f5d83e015ef70 Patch Added CWE CWE-200 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 24, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95334 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7977 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-7977
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Exploit Prediction
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0.28 }} 0.08%
score
0.64358
percentile