CVE-2017-9216

jbig2dec: Null pointer dereference in jbig2_huffman_get()

Published May 24, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 3.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2796-1 jbig2dec security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-18154 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5405-1 jbig2dec vulnerabilities
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 11, 2024, 4:29 PM
Reserved
May 24, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 24, 2017, 5:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:27 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 23, 2017, 12:00 AM