Information Exposure Affecting ghostscript package, versions <9.19~dfsg-3.1
Threat Intelligence
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- published20 Jul 2026
- disclosed23 May 2017
Introduced: 23 May 2017
CVE-2016-7977 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest ghostscript to version 9.19~dfsg-3.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript package and not the ghostscript package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2016-7977
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7977
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=8abd22010eb4db0fb1b10e430d5f5d83e015ef70
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8abd22010eb4db0fb1b10e430d5f5d83e015ef70
- 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/2016/09/29/28
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95334
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697169
- https://ghostscript.com/doc/9.21/History9.htm
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31