CVE-2016-9601 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2016-9601 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 23/04/2018 | CVE Updated: 06/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2016
Source: redhat | Vendor: unspecified | Product: ghostscript
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2016-9601 Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-190
CWE Name: CWE-190->CWE-122
Source: unspecified

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).