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CVE-2016-7978

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 5.53%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-05-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-7978
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
5.53%

Original NVD Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Ghostscript 9.20 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a reference leak in .setdevice.