Integer overflow in ghostscript
Priority LOW 28CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
ghostscript before version 9.21 is vulnerable to a heap based buffer overflow that was found in the ghostscript jbig2_decode_gray_scale_image function which is used to decode halftone segments in a JBIG2 image. A document (PostScript or PDF) with an embedded, specially crafted, jbig2 image could trigger a segmentation fault in ghostscript.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01715 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unspecified | ghostscript | ghostscript 0.14 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ghostscript Vendorunspecified Affected ghostscript 0.14 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.21 | Vulnerable | Artifex |
| cpe:2.3:a:artifex:jbig2dec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.13 | Vulnerable | Artifex |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.21 Vulnerable ·Artifex
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:jbig2dec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.13 Vulnerable ·Artifex
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | Affected | — |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9601
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vf87-jj8q-h556
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-9601 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9601 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vf87-jj8q-h556 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-9601 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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