CVE-2017-9216
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5405-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
El archivo libjbig2dec.a en Artifex jbig2dec versión 0.13, tal como es usado en MuPDF y Ghostscript, presenta una desreferencia de un puntero NULL en la función jbig2_huffman_get en el archivo jbig2_huffman.c. Por ejemplo, la utilidad jbig2dec se bloqueará (fallo de segmentación) al analizar un archivo no válido.
It was discovered that jbig2dec incorrectly handled memory when parsing invalid files. An attacker could use this issue to cause jbig2dec to crash, leading to a denial of service. It was discovered that jbig2dec incorrectly handled memory when processing untrusted input. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2017-05-24 CVE Reserved
- 2017-05-24 CVE Published
- 2024-09-11 CVE Updated
- 2024-09-11 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (4)
URL | Tag | Source |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98680 | Third Party Advisory | |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00023.html | Mailing List |
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https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3ebffb1d96ba0cacec23016eccb4047dab365853 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697934 | 2024-09-11 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Artifex Search vendor "Artifex" | Jbig2dec Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Jbig2dec" | 0.13 Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Jbig2dec" and version "0.13" | gpl_ghostscript |
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Artifex Search vendor "Artifex" | Jbig2dec Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Jbig2dec" | 0.13 Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Jbig2dec" and version "0.13" | mupdf |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
Affected
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