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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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-674-1 | ghostscript security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3691-1 | ghostscript security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-9449 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3148-1 | Ghostscript vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:27:40.915Z
Reserved: 2016-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-8602
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-04-14T18:59:00.877
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2016-8602
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN