{
    "id": "CVE-2016-7979",
    "published": "2017-05-23 04:29:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:53:52",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-704",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.06419",
    "epss_percentile": "0.93509",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-06 18:17:14",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "artifex",
            "product": "ghostscript"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=875a0095f37626a721c7ff57d606a0f95af03913",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95337",
        "https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697190",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31",
        "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=875a0095f37626a721c7ff57d606a0f95af03913",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95337",
        "https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697190",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31"
    ]
}