Heap-based buffer overflow in the big2_decode_symbol_dict function (jbig2_symbol_dict.c) in the JBIG2 decoding library (jbig2dec) in…

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the big2_decode_symbol_dict function (jbig2_symbol_dict.c) in the JBIG2 decoding library (jbig2dec) in Ghostscript 8.64, and probably earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment with a large run length value.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

7.4% · top 5.5% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (27)

• RHSA-2009:0421 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 20090409 Secunia Research: Ghostscript jbig2dec JBIG2 Processing Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-3709 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• GLSA-201412-17 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0983 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 34445 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 262288 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• 34292 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20090417 rPSA-2009-0060-1 ghostscript (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 34729 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2009:011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10533 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:095 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-3710 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 34732 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35569 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1708 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 1022029 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 35559 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35416 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-757-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 53492 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2009:009 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-21/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=337747 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 34667 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 04:24 UTC.