VDB
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9601
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9601
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | jbig2dec | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | jbig2dec | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | jbig2dec | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | jbig2dec | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Apr 24, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated