jbig2dec: Integer overflow in jbig2_build_huffman_table allows OOB write
Published Apr 19, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.67%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ghostscript
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ghostscript
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ghostscript
Under investigation
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ghostscript | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ghostscript | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ghostscript | Under investigation | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01672) | 75.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01672) | 75.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2.68% (0.02683) | 85.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01672) | 75.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.68% (0.02683) | 84.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01672) | 75.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 2.68% (0.02683) | 84.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01672) | 75.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.68% (0.02683) | 84.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01672) | 73.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00159) | 34.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 54.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 53.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 51.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.53% (0.01532) | 73.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.53% (0.01532) | 50.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01811) | 35.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.81% (0.01811) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3855 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7975 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697693 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1443940 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7975
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-10 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7975
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3855 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7975 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697693 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1443940 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7975 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-10 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7975 |
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