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(CVE-2016-7977).\n\nReference leak in the .setdevice function in Ghostscript allows\nuse-after-free and remote code execution (CVE-2016-7978).\n\nType confusion in the .initialize_dsc_parser function in Ghostscript\nallows remote code execution (CVE-2016-7979).\n\nThe .sethalftone5 function in psi/zht2.c in Ghostscript before 9.21\nallows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash)\nor possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript document\nthat calls .sethalftone5 with an empty operand stack (CVE-2016-8602).\n\nA heap based buffer overflow was found in the ghostscript\njbig2_decode_gray_scale_image() function used to decode halftone segments\nin a JBIG2 image. 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Thus, a machine that would process a specially\n  crafted Postscript file would potentially leak sensitive information to an\n  attacker. (CVE-2013-5653, CVE-2016-7977, bsc#1001951)\n\n- Insufficient validation of the type of input in .initialize_dsc_parser used\n  to allow remote code execution. (CVE-2016-7979, bsc#1001951)\n\n- An integer overflow in the gs_heap_alloc_bytes function used to allow remote\n  attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via specially  crafted\n  Postscript files. (CVE-2015-3228, boo#939342)\n\n","status":"published","published":"2016-10-11T13:08:17Z","modified":"2026-02-04T04:28:32.560839Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:43.438985Z"},{"id":"USN-3148-1","title":"ghostscript vulnerabilities","description":"Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the way that Ghostscript\nprocesses certain Postscript files. 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