Buffer overflow in Artifex Gpl_ghostscript
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 PD…
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
EPSS: 0.018 (76.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Artifex Gpl_ghostscript
- Artifex Jbig2dec
- Unspecified Ghostscript — versions ghostscript 0.14
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9601?
- CVE-2016-9601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Gpl_ghostscript, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9601?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.