Integer overflow in Artifex Jbig2dec
CVE-2017-7975
Artifex jbig2dec 0.13, as used in Ghostscript, allows out-of-bounds writes because of an integer overflow in the jbig2_build_huffman_table function in jbig2_huffman.c during operations on a crafted JBIG2 file, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execution of arbitrary code.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (75.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Jbig2dec — versions 0.13
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3855 (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-10 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7975?
- CVE-2017-7975 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Jbig2dec, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-19.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7975?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.