---
cve: "CVE-2016-7977"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "4.6%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2017-05-23 04:29:01"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-16T22:22:24+02:00"
---

# CVE-2016-7977

> 3.1 LOW

## Beschreibung

Ghostscript before 9.21 might allow remote attackers to bypass the SAFER mode protection mechanism and consequently read arbitrary files via the use of the .libfile operator in a crafted postscript document.

## Referenzen

- <http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95334>
- <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html>
- <http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html>
- <http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8abd22010eb4db0fb1b10e430d5f5d83e015ef70>
- <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28>
- <http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html>
- <https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697169>
- <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/15>
- <https://ghostscript.com/doc/9.21/History9.htm>
- <https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2016-7977) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_