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 JBIG2 image. A document (PostScript or PDF) with an embedded, specially crafted, jbig2 image could trigger a segmentation fault in ghostscript.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:artifex:jbig2dec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:37

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=jbig2dec.git;a=commit;h=e698d5c11d27212aa1098bc5b1673a3378563092', 'name': 'http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=jbig2dec.git;a=commit;h=e698d5c11d27212aa1098bc5b1673a3378563092', 'tags': ['Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • () http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=jbig2dec.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e698d5c11d27212aa1098bc5b1673a3378563092 -

Information

Published : 2018-04-24 01:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:30


NVD link : CVE-2016-9601

Mitre link : CVE-2016-9601

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-9601


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Products Affected

artifex

  • jbig2dec
  • gpl_ghostscript

debian

  • debian_linux
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound