CVE-2017-9216 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

libjbig2dec.a in Artifex jbig2dec 0.13, as used in MuPDF and Ghostscript, has a NULL pointer dereference in the jbig2_huffman_get function in jbig2_huffman.c. For example, the jbig2dec utility will crash (segmentation fault) when parsing an invalid file.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Artifex	Jbig2Dec	0.13
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98680Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697934ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3ebffb1d96ba0cacec230
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00023.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98680Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697934ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00023.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-9216?

CVE-2017-9216 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). libjbig2dec.a in Artifex jbig2dec 0.13, as used in MuPDF and Ghostscript, has a NULL pointer dereference in the jbig2_huffman_get function in jbig2_huffman.c. For example, the jbig2dec utility will cr...

How severe is CVE-2017-9216?

CVE-2017-9216 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-9216?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Artifex Jbig2Dec, Debian Debian Linux.