# CVE-2016-7976: The PS Interpreter in Ghostscript 9.18 and 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted userparams.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2017-08-07 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The PS Interpreter in Ghostscript 9.18 and 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted userparams.

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697178
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/6
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=user/chrisl/ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d444c273da5499a4cd72f21cb6d4c9a5256807d
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95332
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/fileformat/imagemagick_delegate.rb

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