CVE-2017-7885

7.1 HIGH
Published: April 17, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Artifex jbig2dec 0.13 has a heap-based buffer over-read leading to denial of service (application crash) or disclosure of sensitive information from process memory, because of an integer overflow in the jbig2_decode_symbol_dict function in jbig2_symbol_dict.c in libjbig2dec.a during operation on a crafted .jb2 file.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697703
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3855
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697703
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.2%
64th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

artifex