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Status published
Medium
CVE-2016-9601
ghostscript before version 9.21 is vulnerable to a heap based...
Vulnerability Description
ghostscript before version 9.21 is vulnerable to a heap based buffer overflow that was found in the ghostscript jbig2_decode_gray_scale_image function which is used to decode halftone segments in a JBIG2 image. A document (PostScript or PDF) with an embedded, specially crafted, jbig2 image could trigger a segmentation fault in ghostscript.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9601
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97095
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=jbig2dec.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e698d5c11d27212aa1098bc5b1673a3378563092
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-24
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3817
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697457
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Vulnerable Versions:
ghostscript 0.14
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 23rd, 2018
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L