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 an invalid file.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.035 (88.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Jbig2dec — versions 0.13
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98680 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00023.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.ghostscript.com/
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.