CVE-2017-7975
jbig2dec: Integer overflow in jbig2_build_huffman_table allows OOB write
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · March 27, 2017
Updated · May 13, 2026
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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 5.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound