CVE-2017-7975
Ghostscript JBIG2 Heap Buffer Overflow
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 19, 2017, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 4, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-7975.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3855 | |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697693 | Issue Tracking |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-10 |
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CVE-2017-7975 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-7975 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3855 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 28, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-10 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 25, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697693 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697693 Issue Tracking Added CWE CWE-190 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:jbig2dec:0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7975 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-7975
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.17 }} 0.00%
score
0.51639
percentile