usn-3148-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-12-02 02:05
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
ghostscript vulnerabilities
Details

Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the way that Ghostscript processes certain Postscript files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-7976, CVE-2016-7978, CVE-2016-7979, CVE-2016-8602)

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Ghostscript related to information disclosure. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could expose sensitive data. (CVE-2013-5653, CVE-2016-7977)

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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the way that Ghostscript\nprocesses certain Postscript files. If a user or automated system were tricked\ninto opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause a denial of\nservice or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-7976, CVE-2016-7978,\nCVE-2016-7979, CVE-2016-8602)\n\nMultiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Ghostscript related to information\ndisclosure. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted file, an attacker could expose sensitive data. (CVE-2013-5653,\nCVE-2016-7977)\n",
  "id": "USN-3148-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:33Z",
  "published": "2016-12-02T02:05:37Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3148-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-5653"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7976"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7977"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7978"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7979"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8602"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "ghostscript vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2013-5653",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7976",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7977",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7978",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7979",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8602"
  ]
}



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