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CVE-2017-7975

UnknownEPSS 1.67%

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CVE-2017-7975 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Artifex jbig2dec 0.13, as used in Ghostscript, allows out-of-bounds writes because of an integer overflow in the jbig2_build_huffman_table function in jbig2_huffman.c during operations on a crafted JBIG2 file, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execution of arbitrary code.. EPSS estimates a 1.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Artifex jbig2dec 0.13, as used in Ghostscript, allows out-of-bounds writes because of an integer overflow in the jbig2_build_huffman_table function in jbig2_huffman.c during operations on a crafted JBIG2 file, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execution of arbitrary code.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
1.67%

73.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
ArtifexJbig2dec0.13

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-7975?
Artifex jbig2dec 0.13, as used in Ghostscript, allows out-of-bounds writes because of an integer overflow in the jbig2_build_huffman_table function in jbig2_huffman.c during operations on a crafted JBIG2 file, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execution of arbitrary code.
How severe is CVE-2017-7975?
Severity scoring for CVE-2017-7975 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.67% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7975?
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Source: NVD / NIST