CVE-2016-8602
Ghostscript Postscript Denial of Service and Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
The .sethalftone5 function in psi/zht2.c in Ghostscript before 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript document that calls .sethalftone5 with an empty operand stack.
INFO
Published Date :
April 14, 2017, 6:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:36 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-8602.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f5c7555c303 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691 | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/11/5 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/11/7 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95311 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697203 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1383940 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://ghostscript.com/doc/9.21/History9.htm | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31 |
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CVE-2016-8602 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=f5c7555c303 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=f5c7555c303 -
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]
Apr. 21, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697203 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697203 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=f5c7555c303 No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=f5c7555c303 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95311 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95311 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/11/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/11/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://ghostscript.com/doc/9.21/History9.htm No Types Assigned https://ghostscript.com/doc/9.21/History9.htm Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1383940 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1383940 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/11/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/11/5 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-704 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8602 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-8602
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
5.82 }} 1.61%
score
0.93464
percentile