CVE-2016-8602

7.8 HIGH
Published: April 14, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

The .sethalftone5 function in psi/zht2.c in Ghostscript before 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript document that calls .sethalftone5 with an empty operand stack.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f5c7555c303
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/11/5
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/11/7
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95311
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697203
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1383940
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch
https://ghostscript.com/doc/9.21/History9.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f5c7555c303
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/11/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/11/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95311
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697203
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1383940
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch
https://ghostscript.com/doc/9.21/History9.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.2%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-704

Affected Vendors

artifex

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