CVE-2016-7977 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass SAFER mode to read arbitrary files via crafted PostScript documents in Ghostscript.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7977?
CVE-2016-7977 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, published on 23 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7977?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Artifex Ghostscript.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7977?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-7977 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7977 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Ghostscript
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7977, GHSA-cvc4-qjwp-hwhc, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7977.