Artifex jbig2dec 0.13 libjbig2dec.a jbig2_huffman_get null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Artifex jbig2dec 0.13. Affected by this vulnerability is the function jbig2_huffman_get of the file libjbig2dec.a. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-9216. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Artifex jbig2dec 0.13. This affects the function jbig2_huffman_get of the file libjbig2dec.a. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

libjbig2dec.a in Artifex jbig2dec 0.13, as used in MuPDF and Ghostscript, has a NULL pointer dereference in the jbig2_huffman_get function in jbig2_huffman.c. For example, the jbig2dec utility will crash (segmentation fault) when parsing an invalid file.

The bug was discovered 05/23/2017. The weakness was shared 05/24/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-9216 since 05/24/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104832 (Fedora 25 : jbig2dec (2017-ed565f9ed0)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277002 (Fedora Security Update for mupdf (FEDORA-2017-9ae6e39bde)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (104832) and SecurityFocus (BID 98680†). The entry VDB-107001 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 104832
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : jbig2dec (2017-ed565f9ed0)
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OpenVAS ID: 855884
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for jbig2dec FEDORA-2017-2e5119be33
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-ed565f9ed0⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-9216 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9216
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101739
SecurityFocus: 98680 - Artifex jbig2dec 'jbig2_huffman.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-9216 - Artifex - jbig2dec - Denial of Service Issue

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Created: 05/24/2017 19:17
Updated: 09/11/2024 20:33
Changes: 05/24/2017 19:17 (81), 12/07/2022 10:09 (4), 12/07/2022 10:14 (1), 09/11/2024 20:33 (15)
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