CVE-2016-9601

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.

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9601	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697457	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=jbig2dec.git;a=commit;h=e698d5c11d27212aa1098bc5b1673a3378563092	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3817	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-24	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97095	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:artifex:jbig2dec::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2018-04-23 18:29

Updated : 2019-10-09 16:20

NVD link : CVE-2016-9601

Mitre link : CVE-2016-9601

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

artifex

jbig2dec
gpl_ghostscript

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