{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-vwgm-gwqf-q8px",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:38:05Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:55:25Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-7979"
  ],
  "details": "Ghostscript before 9.21 might allow remote attackers to bypass the SAFER mode protection mechanism and consequently execute arbitrary code by leveraging type confusion in .initialize_dsc_parser.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7979"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697190"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=875a0095f37626a721c7ff57d606a0f95af03913"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;h=875a0095f37626a721c7ff57d606a0f95af03913"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95337"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-704"
    ],
    "severity": "CRITICAL",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-05-23T04:29:00Z"
  }
}