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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.67% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- artifex/jbig2dec
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 2.7% on 21 September 2026 to 1.7% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3855
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697693Issue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-10
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3855
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697693Issue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-10
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.