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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.