CVE-2016-7978

Critical

Description

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductArtifex Ghostscript
PublishedMay 23, 2017
First seenMay 23, 2017

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
artifex ghostscript9.20—

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CVE-2016-7978 · Artifex Ghostscript · Dark Radar