Integer overflow in jbig2dec - CVE-2016-9601
Published: May 24, 2017 / Updated: May 25, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6701
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9601
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Artifex Software, Inc.
Affected software:
jbig2dec
jbig2dec
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when processing images within jbig2dec library. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted image file to application, using the vulnerable library, and crash it.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when processing images within jbig2dec library. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted image file to application, using the vulnerable library, and crash it.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9601
Install update from vendor's GIT repository.