NULL pointer dereference in Artifex Jbig2dec
CVE-2017-9216
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 a…
EPSS: 0.035 (87.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Artifex Jbig2dec — versions 0.13
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9216?
- CVE-2017-9216 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Jbig2dec, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-05-24.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9216?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-9216 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.