Upstream information

CVE-2016-7977 at MITRE

Description

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 4.3 5.4
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network Network
Access Complexity Medium High
Authentication None None
Confidentiality Impact Partial Complete
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact None None
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 5.5
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
CVSSv3 Version 3

Note from the SUSE Security Team

This issue does not affect SUSE Linux Enterprise 12, as a mitigating check is present. SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 and older are affected by this problem.

SUSE Bugzilla entries: 1001951 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 1004237 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 1095610 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • ghostscript >= 9.26a-3.15.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.26a-3.15.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.26a-3.15.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 GA ghostscript-9.26a-3.15.1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
SUSE Manager Server 4.2
  • ghostscript >= 9.52-3.32.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.52-3.32.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.52-3.32.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 GA ghostscript-9.52-3.32.1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • ghostscript >= 9.52-3.27.2
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.52-3.27.2
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.52-3.27.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 GA ghostscript-9.52-3.27.2
SUSE Liberty Linux 7
  • ghostscript >= 9.07-20.el7_3.1
  • ghostscript-cups >= 9.07-20.el7_3.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.07-20.el7_3.1
  • ghostscript-doc >= 9.07-20.el7_3.1
  • ghostscript-gtk >= 9.07-20.el7_3.1
 Patchnames:
RHSA-2017:0013
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • ghostscript-devel >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-ijs-devel >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • libgimpprint-devel >= 4.2.7-32.38.1
 Patchnames:
sdksp4-ghostscript-library-12781
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
  • ghostscript >= 9.25-23.13.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.25-23.13.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.25-23.13.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 GA ghostscript-9.25-23.13.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA ghostscript-devel-9.25-23.13.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  • ghostscript >= 9.52-161.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.52-161.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.52-161.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 GA ghostscript-9.52-161.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • ghostscript >= 9.52-150000.164.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.52-150000.164.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.52-150000.164.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 GA ghostscript-9.52-150000.164.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • ghostscript >= 9.52-150000.185.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.52-150000.185.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.52-150000.185.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 GA ghostscript-9.52-150000.185.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • ghostscript >= 9.23-1.16
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.23-1.16
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.23-1.16
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 GA ghostscript-9.23-1.16
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • ghostscript >= 9.27-23.28.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.27-23.28.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 GA ghostscript-9.27-23.28.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3
  • ghostscript-fonts-other >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-rus >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-std >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-library >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-omni >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • libgimpprint >= 4.2.7-32.38.1
 Patchnames:
sleposp3-ghostscript-library-12781
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS
  • ghostscript-fonts-other >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-rus >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-std >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-library >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-omni >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • libgimpprint >= 4.2.7-32.38.1
 Patchnames:
slessp2-ghostscript-library-12781
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS
  • ghostscript-fonts-other >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-rus >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-std >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-library >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-omni >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • libgimpprint >= 4.2.7-32.38.1
 Patchnames:
slessp3-ghostscript-library-12781
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
  • ghostscript-devel >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-other >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-rus >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-std >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-ijs-devel >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-library >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-omni >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • libgimpprint >= 4.2.7-32.38.1
  • libgimpprint-devel >= 4.2.7-32.38.1
 Patchnames:
sdksp4-ghostscript-library-12781
slessp4-ghostscript-library-12781
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • ghostscript >= 9.25-23.13.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.25-23.13.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.25-23.13.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 GA ghostscript-9.25-23.13.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA ghostscript-devel-9.25-23.13.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • ghostscript >= 9.27-23.28.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.27-23.28.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.27-23.28.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 GA ghostscript-9.27-23.28.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA ghostscript-devel-9.27-23.28.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.25-23.13.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA ghostscript-devel-9.25-23.13.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.27-23.28.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA ghostscript-devel-9.27-23.28.1
SUSE Manager 2.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-other >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-rus >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-std >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-library >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-omni >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • libgimpprint >= 4.2.7-32.38.1
 Patchnames:
sleman21-ghostscript-library-12781
SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-other >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-rus >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-std >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-library >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-omni >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • libgimpprint >= 4.2.7-32.38.1
 Patchnames:
slemap21-ghostscript-library-12781
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5
  • ghostscript-fonts-other >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-rus >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-std >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-library >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-omni >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 8.62-32.38.1
  • libgimpprint >= 4.2.7-32.38.1
 Patchnames:
sleclo50sp3-ghostscript-library-12781
openSUSE Leap 15.0
  • ghostscript >= 9.23-lp150.1.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.23-lp150.1.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.0 GA ghostscript-9.23-lp150.1.1
openSUSE Leap 15.2
  • ghostscript >= 9.52-lp152.1.9
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.52-lp152.1.9
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.2 GA ghostscript-9.52-lp152.1.1
openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • ghostscript >= 9.52-3.32.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.52-3.32.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.3 GA ghostscript-9.52-3.32.1
openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • ghostscript >= 9.52-161.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.52-161.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.4 GA ghostscript-9.52-161.1
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • ghostscript >= 9.20-2.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.20-2.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.20-2.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10003

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 ghostscript Released
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ghostscript Released
SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 SP2 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4-LTSS ghostscript-library Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Manager 2.1 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 ghostscript Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ghostscript Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 ghostscript Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 ghostscript Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 ghostscript Released
Products at an unknown state of their lifecycle.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 ghostscript Affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Thu Sep 29 09:15:10 2016
CVE page last modified: Thu Nov 14 12:05:56 2024