CVE-2016-9601 ghostscript before version 9.21 is vulnerable to a heap based buffer overflow that was found in the ghostscript jbig2_decode_gray_scale_image function which is used to decode halftone segments in a JB...
MediumCVSS 5.5
EPSS 1.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
ghostscript before version 9.21 is vulnerable to a heap based buffer overflow that was found in the ghostscript jbig2_decode_gray_scale_image function which is used to decode halftone segments in a JBIG2 image. A document (PostScript or PDF) with an embedded, specially crafted, jbig2 image could trigger a segmentation fault in ghostscript.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/jbig2dec(Debian:12) | < 0.13-4 | 0.13-4 |
| debian/jbig2dec(Debian:13) | < 0.13-4 | 0.13-4 |
| debian/jbig2dec(Debian:14) | < 0.13-4 | 0.13-4 |
| artifex gpl ghostscript | < 9.21 | 9.21 |
| artifex jbig2dec | <= 0.13 | No fix listed |
| debian linux | = 8.0 | No fix listed |
| debian linux | = 9.0 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-9601 vendor-advisory
- git.ghostscript.com
- 97095 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- bugs.ghostscript.com issue-tracking third-party-advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com issue-tracking third-party-advisory
- GLSA-201706-24 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- DSA-3817 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking