Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2016-7978 | First vendor Publication | 2017-05-23 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2018-01-05 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | 9.8 | ||
| Base Score | 9.8 | Environmental Score | 9.8 |
| impact SubScore | 5.9 | Temporal Score | 9.8 |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | 3.9 | ||
| Attack Vector | Network | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | Availability Impact | High |
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| Use-after-free vulnerability in Ghostscript 9.20 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a reference leak in .setdevice. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7978 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-416 | Use After Free |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-07-13 | Name : The remote Virtuozzo host is missing a security update. File : Virtuozzo_VZLSA-2017-0013.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-05-01 | Name : The remote EulerOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : EulerOS_SA-2016-1050.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-02-23 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201702-31.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-01-05 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2017-0013.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-01-05 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-0013.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-01-05 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0013.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-01-05 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20170104_ghostscript_on_SL7_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-12-02 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3148-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-15 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-2df27a2224.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-27 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-1237.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-24 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-1207.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-19 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-1c13825502.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-19 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-53e8aa35f6.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-13 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3691.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-12 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-2492-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2021-05-04 12:53:16 |
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| 2021-04-22 02:06:00 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:53:23 |
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| 2018-01-05 09:23:56 |
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| 2017-11-04 09:23:45 |
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| 2017-07-14 13:24:51 |
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| 2017-07-01 09:23:46 |
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| 2017-05-31 09:23:43 |
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| 2017-05-24 09:23:31 |
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| 2017-05-23 09:22:44 |
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