---
cve: "CVE-2016-9601"
severity: "MEDIUM"
cvss: 5.3
epss: "1.8%"
vendor: "unspecified"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2018-04-24 01:29:00"
tags: [cve, security, medium]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-09T08:31:51+02:00"
---

# CVE-2016-9601

> 5.3 MEDIUM

## Beschreibung

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.

## CVSS-Vektor

```
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
```

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Netzwerk | bad |
| AC Komplexität | Gering | bad |
| PR Privilegien | Keine | bad |
| UI Interaktion | Keine | bad |
| S Scope | Unverändert | good |
| C Vertraulichkeit | Keine | good |
| I Integrität | Keine | good |
| A Verfügbarkeit | Gering | warn |

## Referenzen

- <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9601>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97095>
- <http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=jbig2dec.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e698d5c11d27212aa1098bc5b1673a3378563092>
- <https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-24>
- <https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3817>
- <https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697457>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2016-9601) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_