Vulnerability 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.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Artifex | Gpl Ghostscript | < 9.21 |
| Artifex | Jbig2Dec | <= 0.13 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=jbig2dec.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e698d5c11d27212aa1098b
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97095Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697457Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9601Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-24Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3817Third Party Advisory
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=jbig2dec.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e698d5c11d27212aa1098b
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97095Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697457Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9601Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-24Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3817Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2016-9601?
CVE-2016-9601 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). 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...
How severe is CVE-2016-9601?
CVE-2016-9601 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2016-9601?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Artifex Gpl Ghostscript, Artifex Jbig2Dec, Debian Debian Linux.